[Park] Amateur Radio needs your help!

[Dave Haney]

If you want to help save the 70 cm (440mHz) band for amateur radio use, 
please follow this link, input your callsign, and print out the letter 
to your US Representative that will be generated by simply clicking on 
this link:

http://www.kd4pyr.net/hamletter.htm

DO_  NOT_  SEND IT TO YOUR SENATOR.  THIS IS A_HOUSE_  BILL .


Mail it to:

John Chwat
Chwat&  Co.
Suite 103
625 Slaters Lane,
Alexandria, VA 22314

You can also fax it to John Chwat.
Fax number: (703) 684-7594

If you wish, you can also mail a SECOND copy to your US Representative, 
but please know that it will be held up for six to eight weeks as all 
mail is screened for hazardous materials.
Please forward this info to every US ham you know.

73
Dave
W3SJ



Original email with all this info and more is included below.

	

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You may have already heard that our 440 MHz band is being attacked by a 
bill introduced into the US House of Representatives. In its current 
form, HR 607 would take away the 420-440 MHz segment that is presently 
allocated to Amateur Radio on a secondary basis as our 70 cm band.

Along with certain other segments not allocated to Amateur Radio, the 420-440 MHz segment would become part of a spectrum “give back” involved in allocating 758-763 and 788-793 MHz for a Public Safety
broadband network.

The concept of this network has merit. Everyone wants first responders to have the radio systems they need in order to protect themselves and us. However, there is absolutely no need to take our 440 MHz band in making it happen. We need to let our US Representatives know we oppose
the current form of HR 607.

Let your US Representative know you oppose the present bill, go tohttp://www.kd4pyr.net/hamletter.htm.  Insert your call sign where
indicated and follow the simple instructions. The name and address of your US Representative will automatically be put into the letter, as
will your name and address.  It will be ready to be printed and signed.


Signed letters can be sent by fax or postal mail.  They can also be
scanned into PDF format and e-mailed as a file attachment.
Postal mail: John Chwat, Chwat&  Co.,
Suite 103
625
Slaters Lane
Alexandria, VA 22314.

E-mail:john.chwat at chwatco.com.
Fax number: (703) 684-7594.

Do not send this letter or any letter about HR 607 to your US Senators at this time. The bill is only in the US House of Representatives.
Letters sent on HR 607 to US Senators will merely waste their time and demonstrate lack of knowledge of how our system of government works.

WHY SHOULD the letter be mailed to John Chwat? There are two reasons.First, all postal mail to members of the US House (and other government bodies) is delayed 6 to 8 weeks in being searched for hazardous
materials that may be included in them. Second, Mr. Chwat will hand carry and greatly increase the value of your individual letter by combining it with others and delivering the stack of letters directly
to your Representative's office. This manner of delivery makes a particular impact on our Congressmen.

If you feel it necessary to mail your letter directly to your  Representative, do it.  However, please also send a signed copy of it to Mr. Chwat for the reasons outlined above.

For your information, the letter generating utility will be open for use by any US amateur for at least a couple of weeks.

For additional information see:
http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-members-respond-to-hr-607
http://www.arrl.org/sample-letters

Thanks for your help and support in this important effort. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

73,
Greg Sarratt, W4OZK
Director, Southeastern Division American Radio Relay League

Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM
ARRL Southeastern Division Vice-Director
www.southeastern.arrl.org