CALLING ALL AMATEURS! CALL TO ACTION!
Your help is needed!
On Tuesday the 16th, the section managers and the affiliated club coordinators had a meeting with David Minster NA2AA and have announced an all-out effort to get Bill H.R. 1094 and S. 459 which is the HOA bills passed so that hams in HOA restrictions can have reasonable accommodations to have antennas installed for amateur radio and emergency communications. This effort is a widespread effort and open to ALL hams regardless of membership or status. If they have an active callsign as an amateur they can participate and help.
The League along with one of their directors, Robert Stratton, N5AUS and the lobbyists and others have worked hard to make sure this is well worded, with the best plan of attack to help ensure we are successful, and easy to help out for us. The ARRL Letter on Thursday Sept. 18 will launch the effort and will be supported by podcasters, QRZ.com and many media outlets to get the word out.
The process is simple. Go to https://send-a-letter.org/hoa/ enter your callsign and click on “Send My Letters” and your done. Clubs also can participate by editing a prepared letter with the necessary information specific to the club and send the appropriate documents (one for each representative and senators) to n5aus@n5aus.com to get it prepared and sent to the correct people.
If you have questions you can email myself or Mr. Stratton at the above address. I may post additional information here as needed. But, again, this will be very widely publicized.
Thank you for your assistance in this very important effort.
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Ray Lajoie AA1SE Section Manager. Western Mass