[InHam] InHam Digest, Vol 84, Issue 1

[Jay Farlow, W9LW]

Good idea, except that some NTS operator(s) in the DC area would get
burdened with receiving and delivering all those radiograms. I assume you
don't really want to punish those ops, do you? 

73,

Jay, W9LW (Formerly WB9MDS)
Fort Wayne, IN
w9lw at arrl.net



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>    1. Fw: ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter - Issue 2 (Paul Webster)
>    2. Re: Fw: ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter - Issue 2
>       (Bob Burns W9RXR)
>    3. Correction to my Fw:ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter -
>       Issue 2 (Paul Webster)
>    4. Exam Session Next Thursday, 3/10/2011, 7:00 PM (Jim, WD9EYB)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 23:56:18 -0800 (PST)
> From: Paul Webster <ka9jwx at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [InHam] Fw: ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter - Issue 2
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> 
> I have an idea!
> 
> Why don't we hams send each of the people responsible for HR 607,
> amateur radio grams opposing HR607 every single day, Sunday thru
> Saturday, until they cry UNCLE!!!
> 
> Yeah, Lets do that on top of & in addition to the conventional methods
> of contacting them.
> 
> Lets do it for as long as it takes.
> 
> Keep as much pressure on them as we can generate for as long as it
> takes to get them to give up & throw in the towel.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> ka9jwx
> 
> Legislative Update ? Issue # 2
> 
> March 2,
> 2011
>  ?
> ARRL -
> 
>  225 Main Street ?
>  Newington ,
>  CT
>  06111
> Edited by Dan
> Henderson , N1ND, ARRL Regulatory Information
> Manager
>  ?
> House Bill
> 607 Threatens Amateur Radio Spectrum
> ?
> On February 10, 2011, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Chairman
> of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced H.R. 607, the
> ?Broadband
> for First Responders Act of 2011,? which has been referred to the House
> Energy
> and Commerce Committee (which handles telecommunications legislation).?
> The bill addresses certain spectrum
> management issues including the creation and maintenance of a
> nationwide Public
> Safety broadband network. As part of that network, the Bill provides
> for the
> allocation of the so-called ?D-Block? of frequencies in the 700 MHz
> range for
> Public Safety use.
>  ?
> The ?D-Block? consists of two, 5 megahertz-wide segments
> of spectrum (758-763 and 788-793 MHz) that became
> available when the FCC ended analog television broadcasts in June 2009
> and
> reallocated the 698-806 MHz band for Public Safety and commercial
> broadband. It
> was initially expected the D-Block would be auctioned for commercial
> use.
> However, there are now several Bill s
> in Congress providing for the allocation of the D-Block for Public
> Safety use.
> H.R. 607 is one of those bills. However, H.R. 607 uniquely provides for
> the
> reallocation of other spectrum for auction to commercial users in order
> to
> offset the loss of revenue that would occur as the result of the
> allocation of
> the D-Block to Public Safety instead of commercial auction. Among the
> bands to
> be reallocated for commercial auction within ten years of the passage
> of H.R.
> 607 are the paired bands 420-440 MHz and 450-470
> MHz.
>  ?
> ?Of serious concern to the ARRL is the
> inclusion of the 420-440 MHz Amateur allocation in the list of
> frequencies to be
> cleared for auction,? said ARRL Regulatory Information Manager
>  Dan Henderson , N1ND. ?The ARRL and the Amateur Radio
> community certainly support the work of public safety agencies and
> understand
> their desire for an interoperable network. However, the inclusion of
> most of the
> Amateur 70-cm spectrum as one of the replacement bands is illogical and
> unacceptable. The 420-440 MHz band is not Public Safety spectrum and
> should
> never have been included in any spectrum swap of Public Safety
> allocations.?
>  ?
> ?The ARRL Washington team has already begun meeting with
> key Congressional staff on Capitol Hill,?
>  Henderson continued.? ?We share the 70-cm band on a secondary
> basis with the governmental radiolocation services, such as the PAVE
> PAWS radar
> systems.? The 70-cm band is a
> critical and irreplaceable resource for Amateur Radio public service
> and
> emergency communications. The Amateur Satellites operating on this band
> would
> become unusable.? Weak-signal
> operators would be forced to migrate to the remaining 440-450 MHz
> spectrum
> already occupied by repeaters. The inclusion of the 420-440 MHz band in
> this
> legislation is ill conceived. To be sure, ARRL will vigorously oppose
> this
> legislation in its present form. It is, as evidenced by other
> legislation,
> unnecessary to the creation of a nationwide Public Safety broadband
> network or
> the use by Public Safety of the D-Block for that purpose.?
>  ?
> H.R. 607 is presently cosponsored
> by the Home land Security Committee?s
> Ranking Member, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) as well as Reps. Shelley
> Berkley
> (D-NV), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Keith Ellison (D-MN), James Langevin (D-
> RI)
>  Bill y Long (R-MO), Candice S. Miller
> (R-MI), Laura Richardson (D-CA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), and Michael Grimm
> (R-NY).
> ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN has written to Chairman King and to
> each
> co-sponsor to explain why the ARRL opposes H.R. 607 in its current
> form.
> 
>  ?
> A Message from ARRL
> President Kay Craigie, N3KN
>  ?
> ?Eternal
> vigilance is the price of liberty.?
> This famous statement has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson, Thomas
> Paine,
> Abraham Lincoln, Patrick Henry, and various other American statesmen.
> No matter
> who actually coined the phrase long ago, we Amateur Radio operators can
> apply it
> today in a different context and say, ?eternal vigilance is the price
> of
> spectrum.?
>  ?
> Thanks to the vigilance of the League?s
>  Washington team, we
> spotted the provision in H.R. 607 that would deprive Amateurs of access
> to the
> 420-440 MHz band. Work began immediately to organize opposition to the
> legislation in its present form.
>  ?
> I have written to my own Congressman from
>  Virginia . As President of
> the League, I have also written to Representative King of
>  New York , who introduced
> H.R. 607, and the current co-sponsors detailing the ARRL?s objections
> to this
> provision in the bill.
>  ?
> As head of the League?s
>  Washington team ? and it is a good team ? I
> want you to understand that we cannot successfully advocate for
> spectrum
> protection by ourselves. The ARRL Headquarters Staff and the volunteer
> Board of
> Directors cannot do it by themselves, either. Your letters to your
> legislators
> on Capitol Hill are the essential key to success. You, as a member of
> the ARRL,
> must step up and respectfully tell your Representative that H.R. 607 in
> its
> present form is the wrong way to go.
>  ?
> You may be thinking, ?I don?t operate on 440. What does
> this have to do with me?? Here is the answer. Whether or not you
> operate on that
> particular band is irrelevant. The entire Amateur Radio Service relies
> on our
> spectrum allocations as a whole. When spectrum is on the line, we
> forget about
> our particular personal interests and work together as one Amateur
> Radio
> Service, indivisible.
>  ?
> 73,
> Kay
> Craigie N3KN
> President, ARRL
> 
>  ?
>  ?
> Sample Letter Opposing H.R.
> 607 Available On the ARRL Web
>  ?
> ARRL members
> can find a sample letter opposing H.R. 607 in its current form at:
>  ?
> http://www.arrl.org/sample-letters
>  ?
> On that page
> you will also find links showing contact information for your Member of
> the
> House of Representatives as well as information on sending your letter
> to the
> ARRL?s
>  Washington legislative relations firm of Chwat
> & Co.
>  ?
> ARRL members
> should send their signed letters to Chwat & Co. for hand delivery to
> Congress.? This personal contact
> provides our
>  Washington team an opportunity for a
> face-to-face meeting with key staff in each Congressional office when a
> delivery
> is made ? giving our team the chance to lobby for our position.
>  ?
>  ?
>  ?
> 
> Questions & Answers:
> H.R. 607 ? What Are The Key Points?
>  ?
> Q. Why is the
> ARRL opposing H.R. 607?
> A. The answer is straightforward: In its current form,
> it would remove Amateur Radio from the majority of the 70-cm band (420-
> 440 MHz)
> and require that spectrum be auctioned for commercial use.
>  ?
> Q. Does
> opposing H.R. 607 send the wrong message about ARRL and Amateur Radio
> supporting
> Public Safety communications?
> A. Simply put, no.? The ARRL and Amateur Radio have been and
> remain strong supporters of Public Safety communications.? We recognize
> their need for spectrum and
> do not oppose them using the so-called ?D-Block? for their needs.? Our
> opposition to this bill in its
> current form is based solely on the inappropriate and illogical
> inclusion of the
> 420-440 MHz band as part of a swap of Public Safety spectrum, which
> this band is
> not.
>  ?
> Q. I thought
> 420-440 MHz was allocated to governmental radiolocation services, like
> the PAVE
> PAWS radar systems.
> A. You are correct ? the primary designated user is
> radiolocation services. Amateur Radio is allocated on a secondary user
> basis to
> the 70-cm band.? One of the reasons
> this bill seems odd is that the 420-440 MHz frequencies are not
> allocated for
> Public Safety communications.
>  ?
> Q. To whom
> should I send letters opposing H.R. 607?
> A.? At this
> time we are requesting letters be sent to your member of the US House
> of
> Representatives.? We are not asking
> for letters to members of the US Senate at this time, as legislation
> requiring
> the frequency swap is not currently being considered by that
> body.
>  ?
> Q. What
> should I tell my member of Congress when I contact
> them?
> A. First and foremost, be polite. Express your concerns
> in a professional manner.? Say that
> while you do not oppose the Public Safety services being assigned the
> D-Block
> allocation for their needs, you do oppose H.R. 607 in its current form
> because
> of the specific designation of the 420-440 MHz Amateur Radio allocation
> as one
> of the frequencies targeted in the ?frequency swap?.
>  ?
> Second, point out that the 420-440 MHz frequencies are
> not currently designated for Public Safety communications. Rather, they
> are
> assigned on a primary basis for governmental radiolocation purposes
> with Amateur
> Radio being allocated to the band on a secondary basis.
>  ?
> Third, briefly (no more than one short paragraph)
> explain that the 420-440 MHz frequencies are one of the most-used
> pieces of
> spectrum by Amateurs in our support of Public Safety communications and
> services. Losing that portion of spectrum will severely limit the
> Amateur
> Service from providing efficient communications in support of our
> neighborhoods,
> local emergency management agencies, and public service
> agencies.
>  ?
> Although emergency and public service communications are
> the 70-cm activities most easily understood by members of Congress and
> the
> general public, the ARRL is keenly aware that other important amateur
> operations
> take place in the 420-440 MHz segment.?
> Don?t hesitate to tell your Representative ? keeping it brief and in
> layman?s language ? about those other activities.? For example, if you
> operate via the
> Amateur Radio Satellites on 70-cm, point out that these expensive
> spacecraft
> created by and for Amateurs cannot be retuned to other frequencies.? If
> you are a weak signal operator, note
> the scientific importance of what we learn about radio propagation at
> UHF
> through access to this frequency spectrum.
>  ?
> Finally, thank your Representative ?for considering what you have to
> say and
> directly ask them to oppose H.R. 607 in its current form or any other
> legislation that would reduce the limited amount of spectrum allocated
> to use by
> the Amateur Radio Service.
> 
>  ?
> A Message from ARRL Regulatory Information Manager Dan
> Henderson, N1ND
>  ?
> Within the first week of the initial request for ARRL
> members to contact their Representative to oppose H.R. 607 in its
> current form,
> almost 1,000 letters were received at Chwat & Co, our
>  Washington legislative
> relations firm.? That is a great
> start and many thanks to the diligent members who have risen to the
> challenge.? However, it cannot stop
> there. As long as H.R. 607 is in its current form, we must continue
> this
> campaign.
>  ?
> One of the most frequently asked
> questions I receive is ?Why does the ARRL
> ask us to funnel our letters to Congress through Chwat & Co.?? Why
> can?t I send my letter
> directly to my Representative? Trust me when I say I
> understand your concern and firmly believe the more input members of
> Congress
> receive either for or against an issue from their constituents, the
> better the
> public interest is served.? However,
> using the services of Chwat & Co. has many advantages that help the
> ARRL
> further its legislative agenda. The most important part of our system
> is?that hand-delivery of constituent letters to a Congressional office
> provides the opportunity for?us to have a face-to-face meeting with key
> staff of your Member of Congress -- an opportunity to make our point
> directly.?
>  ?
> ?I have been
> asked to share a few reminders with those sending letters. These are
> important
> points to remember.? Unfortunately,
> several dozen letters received by Chwat & Co. are not usable for a
> variety
> of reasons.? A few have been
> received supporting bills that the ARRL supported in previous sessions
> but have
> no bearing on H.R. 607. Bill numbers
> change in subsequent Congresses, as do the issues being addressed.
> Reminder number one: Please make sure your
> letter is addressing the correct issue. (Do not ?dust off? one that you
> previously sent ? it will not help with the current
> problem.)
>  ?
> While we all look for ?easy? ways to express ourselves
> to our Representatives, a letter sent without a signature carries
> little weight
> when Congressional staffs begin assessing support or opposition to a
> bill.? Though many members of Congress have
> websites where constituents can simply fill out a web page form to
> share their
> thoughts with their representative, such web forms have only limited
> usefulness
> in lobbying on a specific issue.?
> The fact that a constituent makes the effort to sign a letter
> personally
> - then sends it in via fax, regular US Mail, or by scanning the signed
> letter
> into a PDF then emailing it - has a far greater impact than an unsigned
> email or
> web-based form. Reminder number two: Please make sure your
> letter carries your signature. ?It does make a
> difference!
>  ?
> Several letters received at Chwat & Co. were
> addressed to the wrong person.? For
> example there were several letters addressed to Senator Boxer, but
> began with
> ?Dear Representative Boxer? ? an incorrect title. Also, at this time we
> are not
> asking letters be sent to members of the Senate ? only to your
> representative in
> the US House. In our eagerness to help, we sometimes overlook some of
> the
> basics, like grammar, proper form of address, and the like. Reminder
> number three: Please proof read
> your letter several times to ensure it is accurate. This should include
> all names, addresses, and salutations as well as any comments / edits
> you may
> add to our form letter. Read the final letter out loud to yourself
> several times
> before sending to Chwat & Co.
>  ?
> Defeating H.R. 607 in its present form is a fight
> Amateur Radio can win ? but only with thoughtful participation by us
> all. Thanks
> to all of you for your efforts ? and let us keep this moving forward.?
> Protecting our spectrum is important to
> all of us!
>  ?
> 73
>  ?
> Dan
> Henderson,
> N1ND
> ARRL Regulatory Information
> Manager
> n1nd at arrl.org
> (860) 594-0236
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> 
> 73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster
> 
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> 
> --- On Wed, 3/2/11, ARRL Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org> wrote:
> 
> From: ARRL Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> Subject: ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter - Issue 2
> To: ka9jwx at yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011, 2:02 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:34:02 -0500
> From: Bob Burns W9RXR <w9rxr_ at rlburns.net>
> Subject: Re: [InHam] Fw: ARRL Legislative Update Newsletter - Issue 2
> To: inham at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <20110303094104.B78C23738261 at mailman.qth.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
> 
> At 02:56 AM 3/3/2011, Paul Webster wrote:
> >I have an idea! Why don't we hams send each of the people
> >responsible for HR 607, amateur radio grams opposing HR607 every
> >single day, Sunday thru Saturday, until they cry UNCLE!
> 
> Bad idea. It would only prove to those in Congress that we are a
> bunch of wackos. Let's be professional and gentlemanly about this.
> Letters from thousands of constituents will carry much more weight
> than hundreds of radiograms from a few nut cases.
> 
> Remember, we walk a fine line in this situation. Blanket opposition
> to HR 607 will be seen as opposition to Public Safety. We have to
> carefully explain our case and stress that we support Public Safety,
> but don't support using the 420-440 MHz band, where we are secondary
> users, as part of a spectrum swap.
> 
> Bob...
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 02:06:26 -0800 (PST)
> From: Paul Webster <ka9jwx at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [InHam] Correction to my Fw:ARRL Legislative Update
> 	Newsletter -	Issue 2
> To: 6meter <6meter at yahoogroups.com>, abeacon
> 	<abeacon at yahoogroups.com>,	amateur_radio
> 	<amateur_radio at yahoogroups.com>,	Amateur-repairs
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> <arli at yahoogroups.com>,
> 	ARRL public relations <newsmedia at arrl.org>,	ARRL HQ
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> 	<Balloon_Sked at yahoogroups.com>,	cbtricks
> <cbtricks at yahoogroups.com>,
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> I should have phrased my comment better & said we are opposed to
> including the 420 to 440MC ham band, but we support D-Block for Public
> Safety.
> 73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster
> 
> 
> >I have an idea! Why don't we hams send each of the
> > people
> > >responsible for HR 607, amateur radio grams opposing
> > HR607 every
> > >single day, Sunday thru Saturday, until they cry
> > UNCLE!
> >
> > Bad idea. It would only prove to those in Congress that we
> > are a
> > bunch of wackos. Let's be professional and gentlemanly
> > about this.
> > Letters from thousands of constituents will carry much more
> > weight
> > than hundreds of radiograms from a few nut cases.
> >
> > Remember, we walk a fine line in this situation. Blanket
> > opposition
> > to HR 607 will be seen as opposition to Public Safety. We
> > have to
> > carefully explain our case and stress that we support
> > Public Safety,
> > but don't support using the 420-440 MHz band, where we are
> > secondary
> > users, as part of a spectrum swap.
> >
> > Bob...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:39:50 -0500
> From: "Jim, WD9EYB" <wd9eyb0707 at wirelessinfield.com>
> Subject: [InHam] Exam Session Next Thursday, 3/10/2011, 7:00 PM
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> Second Thursday of every month
> 03/10/2011, 04/14/2011, 05/12/2011, 06/09/2011,07/14/2011,
> 08/11/2011, 09/08/2011, 10/13/2011, 11/10/2011, 12/08/2011
> Time: 7:00 PM (Walk-ins allowed, don't be late, be early)
> Contact: James P. Osburn, WD9EYB
> Please let us know you're coming.
> Phone: (812) 238-0584
> Email: wd9eyb0409 at indianakits.com
> VEC: ARRL/VEC
> Location:  Ryves Youth Center at Etling Hall
>            1356 Locust St
>            Terre Haute IN 47807-1640
> http://www.arrl.org/what-to-bring-to-an-exam-session
> http://www.indianakits.com/main/page_amateur_radio_exam_sessions.html
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim, WD9EYB
> 
> 
> 
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