[TCARC-NTX] Antenna Bill Reintroduced - Write your Congressman!

[David Johnson KB5YLG]

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ARLB023 Amateur Radio antenna "CC&R Bill" reintroduced
in Congress

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ARRL Bulletin 23  ARLB023
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  September 26, 2005
To all radio amateurs 

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ARLB023 Amateur Radio antenna ''CC&R Bill''
reintroduced in Congress

New York Congressman Steve Israel has reintroduced
legislation that
could make it easier for radio amateurs living in
communities with
deed covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) to
erect
suitable antennas. Arkansas Congressman Mike Ross,
WD5DVR, signed
aboard as an original cosponsor of the ''Amateur Radio
Emergency
Communications Consistency Act'' (HR 3876).

ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, has encouraged
League members to
write their elected representative and ask that they
cosponsor and
support the bill, especially given two hurricane
emergencies in
short order.

''Amateur Radio is certainly a part of this nation's
communications
infrastructure,'' Haynie said. ''What we're asking for
is just a
fair shake so we can put up antennas and help our
fellow citizens.''
While the League has ramped up its efforts to educate
members of
Congress about Amateur Radio, Haynie said lawmakers
respond best to
individual members.

The one-sentence measure is identical to the text of
the CC&R bill
that has been introduced in the last two sessions of
Congress. It
would put private land-use regulations, such as
homeowners'
association rules, on the same legal plane as state or
local zoning
regulations under the FCC's PRB-1 limited federal
preemption. PRB-1
now applies only to states and municipalities.

HR 3876 has been assigned to the House Energy and
Commerce
Committee. Information about the bill and a sample
letter to use
when contacting your representative are available on
the ARRL Web
site, www.arrl.org/govrelations/hr3876/.

In his public announcement September 19, Israel said
that ''often
unsung'' Amateur Radio volunteers were instrumental in
helping
residents in the hardest hit areas in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina,
including saving stranded flood victims in Louisiana
and
Mississippi.

''State and local governments, as well as disaster
relief agencies,
could not possibly afford to replace the services that
radio
amateurs dependably provide for free,'' said a
statement from
Israel's office. ''However, the hundreds of thousands
of Amateur
Radio licensees face burdensome regulations that make
it extremely
difficult to provide their public services.''
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David Johnson
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david at justcalldavid.com
kb5ylg at yahoo.com

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