[PPRAANet] Fw: ARRL member support requested for H.R. 4969

Tue Jul 8 11:43:18 EDT 2014

Even if you're not an ARRL member, you can still write to your Congressman 
and
request he sign on as a sponsor of this proposed Legislation.  Just follow 
the
informative instructions below.  Ths is important Legislation and we need to 
get
it passed.  Please help.

73,

Dick
W0RAA

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ARRL Members Only Web site" <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
To: <dickt at w0raa.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 5:22 AM
Subject: ARRL member support requested for H.R. 4969

> Greetings --
>
> As you may know, ARRL recently worked with members of the United States
> House of Representatives to successfully introduce a bipartisan bill
> that would extend PRB-1 coverage to homeowners' association regulations
> and deed restrictions (also known as "covenants, conditions, and
> restrictions", or CC&Rs). Presently, PRB-1 only applies to state and
> local zoning laws and ordinances. The next crucial step for H.R. 4969,
> the "Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014", is to gain co-sponsors (*not*
> votes) in the US House.  The more co-sponsors, the more support the
> legislation has, and the better the chances of its passing.
>
> Details about this development can be found at:
> http://www.arrl.org/news/house-bill-would-require-fcc-to-extend-prb-1-coverage-to-restrictive-covenants
>
> This is a call to action for all ARRL members in Colorado's 5th
> Congressional District to contact your Congressman -- Rep Doug Lamborn
> --, inform him of this bi-partisan legislation, and kindly request that
> he sign on to it as a co-sponsor.  Please cut and paste the sample
> email below (or compose a similar one of your own, if preferred) --
> FIRST MAKING SURE THAT YOU ADD YOUR NAME TO THE SIGNATURE -- and email
> it to Rep Lamborn using the Congressional email form at:
>
> https://lambornforms.house.gov/contact-form
>
> Within the page above, enter in your zip code (if requested), fill in
> the required fields and paste the letter in the "Message Text" field.
> If asked for the issue you're writing about, select
> "Telecommunications", Science and Technology", or a related category.
> In the Subject box, enter "Please cosponsor H.R. 4969".
>
> Please forward a copy of your correspondence to me for my records and
> so I can summarize the level of response from members of the Rocky
> Mountain Division to ARRL's  government relations firm on Capitol Hill
> who is advocating on our behalf within the halls of Congress (please do
> not CC me in your original email to your Congressman; forward me a
> separate copy afterwards).
>
> The sample email below concludes by inviting questions your Congressman
> may have.  If you are contacted by your Congressman or her staff, and
> aren’t quite comfortable answering their questions about the
> legislation, please contact me and I will be happy to provide you with
> guidance.
>
> Finally, if by chance you know your Congressman personally, or any of
> his/her staff, please contact me immediately.
>
> Thank you and 73,
> Brian Mileshosky
> ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> Dear Congressman Lamborn,
>
> I am a constituent in your District and wish to bring an important
> issue to your attention.  I am a federally licensed Amateur Radio
> operator, one of over 3,060 whom reside in your District.  We provide
> wireless communications support for community events; provide public
> service, search-and-rescue, severe weather, and disaster communications
> for local governmental agencies and non-governmental agencies (NGO) such
> as the Red Cross and Salvation Army; provide communications support to
> the United States military through its Military Auxiliary Radio System
> (MARS); for our neighbors when mainstream communications degrade or
> become inoperable; and contribute towards the advancement of wireless
> communications as developers and experimenters of new, novel, and
> further efficient means of communicating and transferring information.
>
> Our ability to conduct the above public services is hindered by
> prohibitions that disallow the placement of even the simplest antenna
> on our property.
>
> Recently a bi-partisan Bill, H.R. 4969 (the "Amateur Radio Parity Act
> of 2014"), was introduced by Rep Kinzinger (R-IL) and Rep Courtney
> (D-CT) which would extend the ability to properly negotiate with
> developments that have restrictions which routinely preclude Amateur
> Radio operators from putting up even a barely visible wire antenna in a
> tree.  We already have this ability with local zoning ordinances;
> however an extension of similar reasonable accommodation to federally
> licensed individuals residing under land use restrictions remains
> sorely needed.
>
> As your constituent, I am asking that you support H.R. 4969 by signing
> on to it as a co-sponsor. Please contact Rep. Kinzinger's office to do
> so.
>
> Should you have any questions about Amateur Radio or the importance of
> this legislation, please contact me.  Thank you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> (*** Add your full name here ***)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ARRL Rocky Mountain Division
> Director: Brian P Mileshosky, N5ZGT
> n5zgt at arrl.org
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