[SCCC] FW: Senator Request for NA178 Operation

[Ray]

To all,

Please read the email below. Eric, K6VVA is spearheading the effort to
activate NA178, the Farallons / Ano Neuvo Islands. Several others and myself
are part of this effort and would appreciate your support with a letter to
your State officials.

Our elected officials need to know what is going on with "Our Public Lands".
We need your support in contacting as many State Senators and
Assemblypersons. You can use the information below as a template or revise
it however you like to express your concerns and support. I suggest you
click on the link to the proposed "Special Use Permit" to get a better idea
of our efforts.

To follow is an email with a rundown of events happening in a Congressional
Sub-Committee meeting concerning gross access denial of NWR managed land. We
will be asking you for the same type support addressed to your US Congress
and Senators.

We would also like to know if any of you have been or are active with the US
Coast Guard? Do you know of any active or retired USCG personnel? The USCG
has facilities on the Farallons and does not have to have permission to
perform their activities. They also provide transportation to and from the
Farallons.

If you have questions, please ask Eric, K6VVA or myself. Please send a copy
of your letter to either of us.

We appreciate your support.

Ray,
N6VR


-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Hilding [mailto:na178 at k6vva.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:10 AM
To: na178 at k6vva.com
Cc: rbrent at garlic.com; rbenny at sbcglobal.net; n6jv at comcast.net;
w5bos at airmail.net; ad5a at beecreek.net
Subject: Fwd:Senator Request

***CALIFORNIA TEAM MEMBERS***

PLEASE...call or write your local Senator & Assemblyperson (California)
offices...make contact with someone, and send them a similar request asking
them to support amateur radio operations on the Farallons or Ano Neuvo,
including the .pdf download link.  But you MUST FOLLOW-UP with a phone call
as well.

Tnx & 73...

Rick, K6VVA

> Eric's example:

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:06:53 -0700
To: kathryn.nation at sen.ca.gov
From: Eric Hilding <na178 at k6vva.com>
Subject: RE: Phone Previous Phone Discussions
Cc: na178 at k6vva.com

Date:           9/17/04

To:             Kathryn Nation
                Office of Senator Bruce McPherson
                701 Ocean St., Room 318-A
                Santa Cruz, CA 95060

From:           Eric R. Hilding, K6VVA
                12130 Calle Uvas
                Gilroy, CA  95020
                    na178 at k6vva.com
                (408)842-2222

Subj:           Support for International Goodwill Amateur Radio Project

Pursuant to our phone discussions, attached is the formal Special Use Permit
Application for "PROJECT NA-178", an International Goodwill Amateur Radio
endeavor which requires a favorable response by the California Parks &
Recreation Department Superintendent at the CDPR Santa Cruz District Office
in Felton.

        (See attached .pdf) - Also downloadable at:
http://www.k6vva.com/iota/na178/anonuevoisland .

This comprehensive proposal is the result of months of diligent research,
and our Project Team is comprised of all former U.S. Military Veterans
(including one member who served in the California National Guard).

EXHIBIT 4 to the application is a letter from IOTA Chairman Martin Atherton,
which further explains the merits of this International Amateur Radio
program.

As a constituent of Senator McPherson (Your Senator or assembly person), I
respectfully request his letter of support for this noteworthy project be
directed to:

David Vincent, Superintendent
Santa Cruz District
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION
303 Big Trees Park Road
Felton, CA  95018

Time is of the essence due to the most ideal conditions existing for Project
NA-178 coming up most likely during October for reasons set forth in the
Special Use Permit Application.

Thank you very much for your assistance in this important matter.  I would
greatly appreciate a copy of Senator McPherson's letter for the PROJECT
NA-178 file.

Regards,

Eric Hilding, K6VVA