[SECC] Fwd: [pr:12026] Important - FCC info

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This solicitation for inputs should result in a flood of inputs... this cannot happen without your help and action to provide these inputs...

Here's a chance to do something about those restrictions and covenants that prevent your enjoyment and practice of your hobby...

Original input below from W4BLO... thanks Lew.. 73 de W4BUW


-----Original Message-----
From: Lewis Steingold <w4blo at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 3:40 pm
Subject: FW: [pr:12026] Important - FCC info



 


Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 15:22:28 -0400
From: w1agp at arrl.org
To: pr at arrl.org
Subject: [pr:12026] Important - FCC info


If you read CONTACT yesterday, I warned folks that this was coming.  Well, it came up darn fast – and we need to respond fast too.  But we need 1st hand accounts and info 
– not he said/she said/I think.
If you are involved in emergency activities or dealing with a CC&R restriction, we need to hear from you.  Also, please pass this on to others who might “miss the memo”
 
Thanks!
Allen
 
 
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Do you live in a CC&R- restricted community or participate in EmComm activities?  Have deed restrictions / HOA covenants prevented you from erecting amateur radio antennas? Have these restrictions prevented you from full participation in emergency communications activities during disasters? 
 
If your answer is "Yes", ARRL needs to hear about your experience. 
 
As you are probably aware, Congress has directed the FCC to conduct a study of the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief.  The FCC was directed to identify " impediments to enhanced Amateur Radio Service communications, such as the effects of unreasonable or unnecessary private land use restrictions on residential antenna installations". Finally, the study is to make "recommendations regarding the removal of such impediments."
 
The FCC has issued a Public Notice - DA 12-523- soliciting input from the public as part of their study.  The ARRL is gathering comments from the Amateur Radio community to present as part of its comments on the public notice.
 
The ARRL is looking specifically for input in two specific areas:
*     Recent Amateur Radio involvement in actual emergency communications and disaster relief;
*     Specific details about how CC&Rs and other private land use restrictions have impaired licensed Amateurs to participate fully in these disaster relief communications.
 
If your ability to participate in ARES, RACES, SKYWARN, CERT, or other emergency and disaster relief communications has been limited because the inability to have adequate antennas due to CC&Rs, you are asked to provide that information to the ARRL.
 
First, we recommend that you prepare a narrative of your exact situation, in as much detail as practical. Some areas for you to consider in writing your story might be:
*     Were there alternative properties without CC&Rs in the area you wished to reside?
*     What exactly does your CC&R allow / prohibit (please include a copy of the specific wording)
*     Have you applied for a waiver of the CC&R with the Home Owner's Association / Architectural Review Committee but were denied?  If so, what was the reason?
 
To assist you in sharing your information with the ARRL, please visit the special ARRL website built to allow you to readily provide the pertinent information at
www.arrl.org/ccr-study-information
  
This page will present you with an overview of what we are asking and have links to the two forms for you to complete.  Please be as factual as you can with the information you provide and please provide only information about events and activities in which you were directly involved.
 
If you wish to write out the details of your situation in advance, please do so.  Then, they can be either uploaded to the website or they can be sent as an email attachment to an email sent to CCRinfo at arrl.org
 
Keep in mind that the FCC study does not apply to ordinances and zoning laws implemented by the government - such as towns, cities or counties.  PRB-1 covers those situations.
 
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!  Congress directed that the FCC provide the report back within 180-days and that clock is already counting.  The FCC is only accepting comments for a 45-day period, which will end May 17,2012.  In order for the ARRL to collate your information in a common report, we ask that you send in your information no later than WEDNESDAY APRIL 25.  If you need more information, please contact reginfo at arrl.org   The time to act is NOW!
 
Dan Henderson
Regulatory Specialist
 
 
 
 
Relay!
Allen Pitts, W1AGP
Media & PR Manager
ARRL - the national association for Amateur Radio
225 Main St.  Newington, CT 06111
(860) 594-0328
www.ARRL.org
 

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