[WIham] Fwd: URGENT - More HR 4969 Co-Sponsors Needed

[Mark Thompson via WIham]

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From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Subject: URGENT - More HR 4969 Co-Sponsors Needed
To: 
September 3, 2014


URGENT - We Need More HR 4969 Co-Sponsors

The ARRL is making good progress on obtaining U.S. House of
Representatives Co-Sponsors for HR 4969.  However, we still need more
so that we can press the FCC into extending the provisions of PRB-1 to
include private Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&Rs)
attached to private residential property.  We need many more ARRL
members sending electronic letters, email messages, etc., to their
Representative requesting their co-sponsorship NOW.  The U.S. House of
Representatives has returned from its August vacation and this session
will last about a month until they adjourn in October for election
campaigning in their respective districts.

For an in-depth discussion of the rationale for submitting HR 4969,
including a brief history of ARRL’s struggle to obtain a level
playing field for Amateur Radio Licensees living in CC&R restricted
communities, please access the HR 4969 link in the horizontal scrolling
portion of the ARRL website homepage.

If you do not know who is your representative, this information is 
available here.  You will also find detailed instructions on how to
communicate with your Congressman / Congresswoman.  

Due to the short remaining best time (rest of September) for making
your request, please send email copies to me and our new lobbying firm
- The Keelen Group - in Washington, DC.  The Keelen Group’s email
address is: help at keelengroup.com Please put HR 4969 as the first
word in your email Subject line. On Monday, Sep 8th, 
I am flying to Washington, DC to personally lobby
for this very important issue on behalf of all U.S. Amateur Radio
Licensees.  A very large quantity of individual, well-documented,
polite but firm, email requests will greatly enhance my efforts. 
For the first time in the 12 plus years I have been your ARRL Division
Director, I believe we have a pretty good chance to get the FCC 
to extend PRB-1.  The more individual messages sent to the 
U.S. House of Representatives, the better our chances of success. 

Thank You -  
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George R. (Dick) Isely, W9GIG
ARRL Central Division Director w9gig at arrl.org dick at pobox.com 
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