From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Dec 9 09:33:02 2022 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 09:33:02 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] A Ham's Night Before Christmas(oldie On QRZ) References: <38080d36-8ce4-f9c7-dfc6-965e6c2acbe2.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <38080d36-8ce4-f9c7-dfc6-965e6c2acbe2@bellsouth.net> For some of you, it wouldn't be Christmas without /A Ham's Night Before Christmas/. So string the lights and put up the tree: /(This is a snip click the link below the image to view)/ * **https://youtu.be/xxJpunNf5WI* I wrote... er, stole this poem in 1996. The original was titled /A Visit from St. Nicholas/, by the way, not /T'was the Night Before Christmas/. Over the years I added an audio recording, then music, then made the video. The whole story and a few other versions are available at *this HamRadioNow Episode *. There's a version without music that you can play on a repeater, and text so you can read it yourself. 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URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Dec 23 17:58:28 2022 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 17:58:28 -0500 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARRL Member Bulletin for December 23, 2022 - Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio References: <20221223223134.AE9CE20FA495@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <538D7462-5D8B-4B24-92E9-204C12C1F5BE@bellsouth.net> > > > > December 23, 2022 > Rep. Bill Johnson Introduces Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio > > Congressman Bill Johnson (OH-6) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R.9670) on Thursday, December 22, 2022, to eliminate private land use restrictions that prohibit, restrict, or impair the ability of an Amateur Radio Operator from operating and installing amateur station antennas on property subject to the control of the Amateur Radio Operator. > > The exponential growth of communities subject to private land use restrictions that prohibit both the operation of Amateur Radio and the installation of amateur station antennas has significantly restricted the growth of the Amateur Radio Service. These restrictions are pervasive in private common interest residential communities such as single-family subdivisions, condominiums, cooperatives, gated communities, master-planned communities, planned unit developments, and communities governed by community associations. The restrictions have particularly impacted the ability of Amateur Radio to fulfill its statutorily mandated duty of serving as a voluntary noncommercial emergency communications service. > > Congress in 1996 directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate regulations (Public Law 104-104, title II, section 207, 110 Stat. 114; 47 U.S.C. 303 note) that have preempted all private land use restrictions applicable to exterior communications facilities that impair the ability of citizens to receive television broadcast signals, direct broadcast satellite services, or multichannel multipoint distribution services, or to transmit and receive wireless internet services. ARRL attempts to obtain similar relief for Amateur Radio were rejected by the FCC with a statement such relief would have to come from Congress. > > ARRL Legislative Advocacy Committee Chairman John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, noted that Congress, in 1994 by Joint Resolution, S.J.Res.90/H.J.Res.199, declared that regulations at all levels of government should facilitate and encourage the effective operation of Amateur Radio from residences as a public benefit. He continued by stating that "H.R.9670, the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, is intended to fulfill that mandate and preserve the ability of Amateur Radio Operators to continue to serve as a key component of American critical communications infrastructure." > > ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, and Mr. Stratton both extended on behalf of the ARRL, its Members, and the Amateur Radio community their thanks and appreciation for the leadership of Rep. Johnson in his tireless efforts to support and protect the rights of all Amateur Radio Operators. > > For the full text of the bill, click here (PDF). > > ARRL is the National Association for Amateur Radio?. Founded in 1914 as The American Radio Relay League, ARRL is a noncommercial membership organization of radio amateurs. ARRL numbers within its ranks the vast majority of active radio amateurs (or "hams") in the U.S., and has a proud history of achievement as the standard-bearer in promoting and protecting amateur radio. For more information about ARRL and amateur radio, visit www.arrl.org. > > Copyright ? 2022 American Radio Relay League, Incorporated. Use and distribution of this publication, or any portion thereof, is permitted for non-commercial or educational purposes, with attribution. All other purposes require written permission. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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