Comments on: HR2160 – Letter mailed to my Representative http://www.k2dsl.com/2009/06/19/hr2160-letter-mailed-to-my-representative/ In the chair and on the air... Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:05:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: WC5MC http://www.k2dsl.com/2009/06/19/hr2160-letter-mailed-to-my-representative/comment-page-1/#comment-349 WC5MC Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:14:14 +0000 http://www.k2dsl.com/?p=479#comment-349 Simply put -- All hams should support this. It will finally be a federal law over-riding HOA's and CCR's that have stopped us from putting up our antennas and associated support structures. Joe Keith, don't throw away our piece of the pie just because you don't like the plate it sits on. Simply put –

All hams should support this.

It will finally be a federal law over-riding HOA’s and CCR’s that have stopped us from putting up our antennas and associated support structures.

Joe Keith, don’t throw away our piece of the pie just because you don’t like the plate it sits on.

]]> By: Mitch Baum http://www.k2dsl.com/2009/06/19/hr2160-letter-mailed-to-my-representative/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Mitch Baum Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:07:44 +0000 http://www.k2dsl.com/?p=479#comment-329 I sent both of my representatives a letter in support for this important legislation. The issue of CC7R's and HOA's (none of which had to pass an FCC test!) placing undue restrictions on how much antenna I put up, is totally unacceptable to me. As a professional in the Wireless industry, I have seen how the untrained, uninformed people have tried to muddy the waters. These same folks would have you believe that only one cell site should cover an entire county with only a 50 foot high antenna! But let that one call that they want to place - fail due to lack of signal and they are up in arms about quality of service and coverage! Do your best to support the legislation to remove these burdens! Amateur Radio is the only hobby that requires a Federal license, yet is regulated by local yokels that do not need to pass the same test at all! Let's get rid of this, and now is the time to react! I sent both of my representatives a letter in support for this important legislation. The issue of CC7R’s and HOA’s (none of which had to pass an FCC test!) placing undue restrictions on how much antenna I put up, is totally unacceptable to me. As a professional in the Wireless industry, I have seen how the untrained, uninformed people have tried to muddy the waters. These same folks would have you believe that only one cell site should cover an entire county with only a 50 foot high antenna! But let that one call that they want to place – fail due to lack of signal and they are up in arms about quality of service and coverage! Do your best to support the legislation to remove these burdens! Amateur Radio is the only hobby that requires a Federal license, yet is regulated by local yokels that do not need to pass the same test at all! Let’s get rid of this, and now is the time to react!

]]> By: Joe Keith http://www.k2dsl.com/2009/06/19/hr2160-letter-mailed-to-my-representative/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Joe Keith Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:03:38 +0000 http://www.k2dsl.com/?p=479#comment-288 I've sent my comment to our Oklahoma delegation in opposition to HB 2160. We don't need anymore bureaucratic intervention from Homeland security or any other government agency. Let'em use GMRS or better yet their own radio systems and leave amateur radio alone. The ARRL does NOT speak for me and I conveyed that in my letters to our congressmen. I’ve sent my comment to our Oklahoma delegation in opposition to HB 2160. We don’t need anymore bureaucratic intervention from Homeland security or any other government agency. Let’em use GMRS or better yet their own radio systems and leave amateur radio alone. The ARRL does NOT speak for me and I conveyed that in my letters to our congressmen.

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