It is my personal opinion, and I do not represent the views of ARRL or any other organization, that S.1534 is not worth supporting, and I am not in favor of it.
You may share my PowerPoint (attached), which is more thorough than what I presented at Dayton (more time to edit).
One thing that is new, since Dayton, is that I’ve added a slide on the word “or.” Those thoughts didn’t occur to me the first 25 times I read through the bill.
Comment: A few slides are not understandable without the speaker’s notes.
Query: Do you think that the ARRL will seek to revoke my Life Membership? Or stop accepting my annual contribution to the Diamond Club? I am a loyal member, but I disagree with the League on this one issue.
See my comments interspersed in the K5UR letter below.
73,
Fred Hopengarten, Esq. K1VR hopengarten@post.harvard.edu
Six Willarch Road
Lincoln, MA 01773 antennazoning.com
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From: ARRL Web site <memberlist@www.arrl.org>
Date: Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 10:23 AM
Subject: ARRL Request to Contact Your US Senators Supporting S 1534 - the Amateur Radio Parity Act
Dear ARRL member,
I am writing to you today because we are at a crossroad in our efforts to obtain passage of The Amateur Radio Parity Act.
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If you want to have effective outdoor antennas but are not currently allowed to do so by your Home Owner’s Association, SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!!
-What if the HOA allows a 440 MHz whip as the allowed “effective outdoor antenna”?
• If you already have outdoor antennas, but want to support your fellow hams, SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!!
-If you live in an HOA and already have a stealth outdoor antenna, you will now be violating federal law, for lack of “prior approval.”
• If you want to preserve your ability to install effective outdoor antennas on property that you own, SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!!
-As written, this urging conflates “all hams” with HOA hams. Non-HOA hams are unaffected by S.1534.
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