Dear ARRL Roanoke Division Member:
By now you should have received the Member Bulletin
announcing that ARRL
needs your help with generating support in Congress for
the passage of
the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act. Whether you
live in a
neighborhood or subdivision with antenna restrictions or
not, we need
ALL licensed Amateur Radio operators to support this
legislation. ARRL
has designed an easy campaign. Go to
https://send-a-letter.org/hoa/
,
insert your Amateur Radio callsign, check to make sure
your name and
address are correct, then click the big red button that
says, “Send My
Letters”. It’s that simple. Your letters will be hand
delivered to
your Representative and Senators by your Washington
legislative team.
Because of work, school or other family needs, many Hams
are forced to
live in communities with private land restrictions that
prohibit the
installation of Amateur Radio antennas outside t heir
residence, and may
not have the choice to choose to live in an area without
such
restrictions. Over time, severe constraints imposed by
recorded private
land use restrictions have been overturned by Federal law,
such as the
prohibitions against satellite TV dishes, TV antennas,
wireless internet
antennas, and even flag poles. However, Amateur Radio
operators are
still denied the right to put up antennas, even simple
ones. While you
may live now in an area without such restrictions, the
time may come
when you might have to move to one with these constraints.
That’s why
we need EVERYONE to support this campaign.
If not for you, then for your current and future fellow
Amateur Radio
operators, please support this bill. Go to
https://send-a-letter.org/hoa/
and send your letters — it will be a
step to protecting the future of Amateur Radio. Look for
updates soon.
Many thanks for your consideration and support.
73,
Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, ARRL Roanoke Division Director
Bill Morine, N2COP, ARRL Roanoke Division Vice Director
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ARRL Roanoke Division
Director: James F Boehner, N2ZZ
n2...@arrl.org
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