[acbra] From The ARRL: New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced In Congress

[Robert R Rogers]

Frank, and others

I just reviewed the message on this.  At this point, I am just a little edgy 
about any kind of new legislation concerning amateur radio.  This particular 
piece of legislation may be really good.  It may give us some additional 
privileges, but is there any other items tightly defined in this 
legislation?   however, with the present mood of our legislators, who knows 
what kind of bombs some goof might slip in as a rider.  It may have been Jim 
Weaver, K8JE, years ago when he was the president of our local Queen City 
Emergency Net in Cincinnati
who pointed out that ham radio is so great because hams have such freedom to 
experiment with all kinds of antennas, transmitters, various equipment, 
techniques, ... I say, however, with more specifications laid upon us, more 
closely defining our operation, we start to loose that.

A long time ago in junior high school, a history teacher of mine pointed out 
that with every new law, just a little more freedom is taken away from us.

Hope I don't sound too hyper.

Robert Rogers, K8CO, licensed since 1957.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Casey" <frcasey at nycap.rr.com>
To: "ACB Radio Amateurs" <acbra at acb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:15 PM
Subject: [acbra] From The ARRL: New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced In 
Congress



ZCZC AG03
QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 3  ARLB003
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  January 11, 2011
To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB003
ARLB003 New Amateur Radio Bill Introduced in Congress

The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act, which
died at the end of the 111th Congress, has been reintroduced in the
112th Congress as HR 81. The sponsor is Representative Sheila
Jackson Lee (D-TX-18). The new bill -- which was introduced on
January 5 -- has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and
Commerce.

Rep Jackson Lee first introduced the bill -- HR 2160 -- in the 111th
Congress in April 2009. It gained an additional 41 co-sponsors but
did not progress out of the committee of jurisdiction. A similar
bill introduced in the Senate -- S 1755 -- made it all the way
through that body in December 2009, but likewise was not taken up by
the House.

The objective of the bill -- which is supported by the ARRL -- is
for the Secretary of Homeland Security to study the uses and
capabilities of Amateur Radio communications in emergencies and
disaster relief and to identify and make recommendations regarding
impediments to Amateur Radio communications, such as the effects of
private land use regulations on residential antenna installations.

"We are hopeful that this early start will lead to success in the
new Congress," commented ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner,
K1ZZ.

HR 81 can be found on the web in PDF format at,
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr81ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr81ih.pdf.
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