[Mldxcc] Fw: [DX-NEWS] [The Daily DX] KP1 & KP5 - immediate action needed

[Rick and Karen Samoian]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernie McClenny" <bernie at dailydx.com>
To: <dailydx at kkn.net>; "'The Weekly DX mailing List'" <weeklydx at kkn.net>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: [DX-NEWS] [The Daily DX] KP1 & KP5 - immediate action needed


>
> Here is the promised KP1/KP5 press release from NA5U, Mike.  Please
contact
> your congressman/congresswoman, even if you do not need KP1 or KP5.
You'll
> be helping those who do need it and those outside the US who are unable to
> contact their congressman/congresswoman.  Please pass this on to your
> friends and clubs.  I've already contact Congressman Cummings.
>
> 73
> Bernie, W3UR
>
>
> DXers, contesters, and other interested hams,
>
> The KP1/5 Project Team in conjunction with the Lone Star DX Association
> wants to let you know that the effort to gain access to Navassa and
Desecheo
> Islands has begun again. You will recall that Representative Nick Rahall
> (D-W.Va.) introduced H.R. 5361 in the 108th Congress. The bill has now
been
> introduced in the 109th Congress and its number is H.R. 298. Fortunately,
it
> is again a bipartisan bill with co-sponsorship by Representative Richard
> Pombo (R-Calif.). This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
> allow public access to the islands, which would open the door to Amateur
> Radio expeditions.
>
> As before and even more now, we need your help to ensure passage of this
> Bill in the House of Representatives. You can help by contacting your
> representative and encourage them to support H.R. 298 and become a
> co-sponsor. If you are not sure who or how to contact your representative,
> go to http://www.house.gov/writerep/. Be sure to use your 9-digit zip code
> to ensure that you find the right representative. It is very important to
> use that same 9-digit zip code in your correspondence so that your
> representative knows that you are their constituent. You can find your
> 9-digit zip code by going to http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp. Also,
> remember that emails are fine and please follow-up with a telephone call
to
> ensure your request is being acted on. Insist on a point of contact for
you
> to follow-up with.  If you need assistance determining who your
Congressman
> is or your correct 9-digit zip code, contact us at KP1-5 at DXer.org.
>
> There is another very important date coming in April. The KP1/5 Team will
be
> traveling to Washington, D.C. to make a presentation on Capitol Hill. The
> purpose of the presentation is to educate our legislators about the
Amateur
> Radio Service, highlight the importance of Amateur Radio and the vital
role
> it plays in national and worldwide communications, and of course focus on
> the facts surrounding the Fish and Wildlife Service's unjustified closure
of
> Desecheo and Navassa to Amateur Radio DXers and contesters.  The
> presentation will take place on April 8th in the Longworth House Office
> Building. Your representative can contact Representative Rahall and
Pombo's
> offices for the exact time and location.
>
> In summary, we are asking that you contact your Representative as soon as
> possible and ask them to support H.R. 298, co-sponsor the Bill, and
finally
> encourage them or their staff to attend the briefing on Capitol Hill on
> April 8th. A sample letter to legislators, news updates and information
> about the KP1/5 Project can be found at www.KP1-5.com .
>
> Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone who does not have
> electronic access and may be interested or can help.
>
> Bernie McClenny, W3UR
>
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