[RVRC] Cross Post:[W2CRA] HR 4969 needs everyone's support

[E. Drew Moore]

Everyone,
 
A bill, HR-4969, has been introduced in the US House.  Entitled the 
"Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014" the bill will direct the FCC to 
extend the "reasonable accommodation" provisions for Amateur Radio 
antennas to include all types of land-use regulation, including deed 
restrictions and restrictive covenants.  This is IMPORTANT LEGISLATION 
that deserves your attention, support and most importantly, direct and 
immediate ACTION
 
What will HR 4969 do?- <http://www.arrl.org/hr-4969>
It will ensure that every ham in the US, regardless of the community 
they live in, will have the opportunity to practice their avocation from 
their own homes without breaking any rules or fear of reprisal.
 
If enacted, HR 4969 would direct the FCC to extend the reasonable 
accommodation protections to those amateurs who are living in 
deed-restricted communities.  Known as "CC&Rs" (covenants, conditions 
and restrictions) are the prohibitions and limitations placed on 
properties by builders or home-owner associations (HOAs) which prevent 
licensed Amateurs from erecting even modest antennas. 
 
HR 4969 would not give Amateurs "carte blanche" to do whatever they 
wished. It would require HOAs and other private land use regulations to 
extend reasonable accommodation to Amateurs wishing to erect antennas.
 
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
 
The ARRL has a comprehensive explanation of this bill on their website: 
 http://www.arrl.org/hr-4969 <http://www.arrl.org/hr-4969>
 
Please read over the material, and spend ten minutes to compose and send 
your own comments to the US Representative for your political entity. 
 Genuine, original correspondence is far more effective than petitions 
or form letters.  If you know your Congressman personally, call him or 
her.  Use electronic means to submit comments.....snail mail is often 
delayed WEEKS due to security precautions in effect since 9-11.
 
It is extremely important we do everything possible with this 
opportunity.  The future of current and future Amateur Radio operators 
to install any antennas where they live is at stake.  Restrictions on 
antennas at the HOA and CC&R level are growing exponentially.  It is 
time to act....NOW. Thanks.
 
 
STAY SAFE AND STAY WELL!
Respectfully,
Thomas K. Lanieri, NU2W
NJ State EMT
Somerset Co. OEM Emergency Support Specialist
Somerset Co. MRC/CERT/CART
Hunterdon County OEM Comm. Tech.
EMS Staging Manager
NWS Skywarn Observer
 

From: Thomas Lanieri [mailto:oemeoc88 at comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 12:25 AM
To: 'w2cra at mailman.qth.net'
Subject: HR 4969 needs everyone's support

 

From:  <gofrc-noreply at yahoogroups.com>
To: gofrc at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 12:56:42 PM
Subject: [FRC] Make Yourself Heard on H.R. 4969
 
An update on the progress of H.R. 4969 from the ARRL.  
 
If you have been postponing that letter of support, the time to act is 
today.
 
Please read:
 
 
http://www.arrl.org/news/crunch-time-letters-urging-house-members-to-support-h-r-4969-due-at-headquarters-by-september-12 
<http://www.arrl.org/news/crunch-time-letters-urging-house-members-to-support-h-r-4969-due-at-headquarters-by-september-12>
 
 
 
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STAY SAFE AND STAY WELL!
Respectfully,
Thomas K. Lanieri, NU2W
NJ State EMT
Somerset Co. OEM Emergency Support Specialist
Somerset Co. MRC/CERT/CART
Hunterdon County OEM Comm. Tech.
EMS Staging Manager
NWS Skywarn Observer
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