[MIham] FWD: PRB-1 In Michigan

[chuck K8CPA]

>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:28:22 +0000
>From: ARRL Web site <memberlist@www.arrl.org>
>Subject: PRB-1 In Michigan
>To: k8cpa@comcast.net
>Cc: Subscribed ARRL Members: ;
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>April 15, 2002
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>Attention Michigan Amateur Radio Operators:
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>A battle is about to be waged over the future of amateur radio
>operations in Michigan and this is a Call To Arms! Cities and counties
>all over the United States, including Michigan, have been passing laws
>prohibiting or severely restricting the erection of amateur radio
>towers. We must not allow this to continue here in Michigan.
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>In 1998, Virginia was the first and only state to pass a specific tower
>protection bill. Prior to that, five other states passed lesser generic
>bills. Now we have sixteen states that have codified PRB-1 in their
>state legislatures with our neighbors in Wisconsin being the latest.
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>The states with local PRB-1 protection are Alaska, Florida, Idaho,
>Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
>Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and
>Wyoming.
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>Michigan hams have no such protection, but that's about to change. The
>Michigan Section Leadership has formed a Work Group to forge ahead and
>get an antenna bill passed in our state. We cannot do this alone, it is
>a monumental project and we need help.
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>Individuals that would like to help should contact me, but most
>importantly we need the help of all of our Affiliated and Special
>Service Clubs. We need a commitment to see this through. Clubs can help
>by making information available to their membership and when the time is
>right to send letters of support to our legislators. Clubs can help by
>turning out members to attend committee sessions in Lansing in a show of
>support. A similar bill in Tennessee was just defeated due to lack of
>support.
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>I appeal to every one of you to help us in this effort. Our ability to
>erect antennas and operate on our bands will be seriously jeopardized if
>we do nothing.
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>I can be contacted at w8fqt@arrl.org or at 313 730-2111 and I will put
>you in touch with our Work Group.
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>Dick Mondro, W8FQT
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>ARRL, Michigan Section Manager
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>Section Manager: Richard J. Mondro, W8FQT
>w8fqt@arrl.org
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-Chuck K8CPA
k8cpa@arrl.net
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