[PPRAANet] HR 607 Threatens 70cm

[Michael Derbort]

I know many of you have seen this but thought I would send it out again.

 

All:

 

The following is forwarded from ARRL HQ.

 

As you may have read, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has introduced the "Broadband
for First Responders Act of 2011" and the bill has been assigned HR 607 as
its number.  The full story about the Bill's introduction can be found on
the ARRL web at

       

http://www.arrl.org/news/spectrum-management-bill-threatens-amateur-frequenc
ies

 

As you will read, while the ARRL supports spectrum for the Public Safety
needs, we oppose HR 607 in its current form because of the inclusion of the
420-440 MHz spectrum (most of the Amateur 70-cm UHF

allocation) as part of a spectrum swap.

 

At the request of ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, we are asking ARRL
members to contact their local Representative asking them to oppose HR

607 in its current form. Members should be directed to 

 

      http://www.arrl.org/sample-letters 

 

for resources tools to assist them in their letter writing.  These

include:

 

     -   A sample letter opposing HR 607 in its current form

     -   A link to the ARRL Webpage that gives the ARRL member the

contact information for their Members  

          of Congress

     -   A link to information sending their letters to our Washington

lobbyist to hand-deliver to Capitol Hill

 

A couple of key points to remember when discussing our opposition to HR

607:

         We understand and support the principle that Public Safety and
First responders should have the D-Block frequencies.

        Our opposition to the bill stems from the inclusion of the 420-440
MHZ Amateur allocation as part of the proposed "frequency swap".

       

 

Time is of the essence on this request, as the bill is gathering steam in
Congress. So please make your membership contacts as soon as possible.
Finally, please include my address n1nd at arrl.org in what you distribute to
the ARRL membership (for our records here at HQ.) 

 

Thanks for stepping up to the plate to assist with the direct threat to our
Amateur Radio spectrum. What you bring to the table helps us keep this ship
heading in the right direction.  Please contact me if you have any problems
or questions with this request. 

 

73

 

Dan Henderson, N1ND

Regulatory Information Manager

ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(tm)

860-594-0236

dhenderson at arrl.org

 

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ARRL Colorado Section

Section Manager: Jeff Ryan, K0RM

k0rm at arrl.org

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73,

 

Michael E. Derbort, KCØELG

President

Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association

president at ppraa.org

 

Hope to see you at Megafest

July 16th 2011, Monument Colorado

www.ppraa.org