[W2CRA] HR 4969 needs everyone's support

[Thomas Lanieri]

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

 

 <http://www.arrl.org/hr-4969> What will HR 4969 do?-

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

 

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

 

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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-suppor
t-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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