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[arrl-odv:23105] Town hall list -- p.s.
by Kay Craigie 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

If members want to attend these meetings, please ask them to take along a copy of the Talking Points and a copy of the bill to hand to the member of Congress or his/her staff person. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:23104] Congressional town hall meetings
by Kay Craigie 07 Aug '14

07 Aug '14

The attachment is derived from a list supplied by TKG. It shows town hall type meetings to be held by several Congressmen in several states in August and early September. You may have members who could use these opportunities to promote cosponsorship of HR 4969. I deleted the campaign speech, fundraiser, and book signing events that wouldn't be relevant to seeking cosponsors for HR 4969. If you would like to have a copy of the whole list, I will send it to you individually on request. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:23103] Washington visits
by Kay Craigie 05 Aug '14

05 Aug '14

The sooner you can let TKG know about when you will be able to be in Washington, the better, so appointments can be lined up. I am going back on September 16-19, all four days. As soon as I've had a chance to delete irrelevant items, I will post a list here of town hall meetings that your members might attend if they are not able to schedule one-on-one meetings in their home districts. The personal office visits are better, but every opportunity is worth following up. 73- Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:23093] HR 4969 letters vs visits
by James F. Boehner, MD 05 Aug '14

05 Aug '14

Mike and all, Has there been an instance in which letter writing alone netted us a cosponsor, or has each cosponsor had a face to face meeting with us? Has the letter writing at least “opened the door” to us where the Representatives were ready to listen? I am trying to find a relevance to the letter writing, and how many resources to devote to that activity. Since the cost is negligible, there is no reason not to do this, but just wonder to what degree this is helping. Any additional tips in regards to visiting the candidates while at home in their districts would be helpful. I will be calling for an appointment as soon as Monday rolls around. ’73 de JIM N2ZZ From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lisenco N2YBB Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2014 9:49 AM To: arrl-odv(a)arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:23092] HR 4969 and a challenge Good Morning, As you can see from the list below, along with Mr. Kinzinger (R-IL), the sponsor of HR 4969, we now have a total of 18 names on the Bill. That’s nearly 2/3 of our original goal of 30. We accomplished this basically with only a few people and our D.C. consultants in a week and a day. Imagine what we can accomplish with 15 or more of us over the next 4 weeks. Frankly, there is no reason why we can’t obtain 50 or more names on the Bill. To do that requires the participation of every Division. And so to you, my colleagues on the Board, I issue this challenge; that each of us pick up 2 new co-sponsors this month. That would add 30 names to the Bill. It is doable with a moderate amount of effort on our part. Certainly all of us have enough support within our own Divisions to get help from key members whom you would trust to get the job done with you. This issue is arguably the most important issue Amateur Radio has faced in the past 30 years. At the current rate of growth, it is only a matter of a few short years before deed restricted communities cover over 1/2 of the entire U.S. population. No antennas will be the death of Amateur Radio as we know it. I don’t mean to sound preachy (or maybe I do), but I am sincere in my belief that we have the opportunity to get this done. Now. Today. And that opportunity will likely not be there come next Congress. It’s incumbent upon us to get it done now. Let this be our legacy to Amateur Radio and the ARRL. That we, as Directors, Vice-Directors, and Officers, accomplished the extension of PRB-1 rights to those living in developments hampered by HOAs and CC&Rs. I know, personally, that if I am a part of a successful effort, I will be satisfied with my term in office no matter what I do in the future. As we would say here in Brooklyn (actually, it would be more colorful), “let’s get off our collective asses and get this done!” With My Vy 73, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb(a)arrl.org Cosponsor Date Cosponsored Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]* 06/25/2014 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] 07/15/2014 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 07/15/2014 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] 07/23/2014 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] 07/23/2014 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] 07/29/2014 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] 07/29/2014 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] 07/29/2014 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] 07/31/2014 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] 07/31/2014 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] 07/31/2014 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] 07/31/2014 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] 07/31/2014 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] 08/01/2014 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] 08/01/2014 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 08/01/2014 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] 08/01/2014

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[arrl-odv:23099] HR-4969 - W9GIG September Washington Dates
by dick＠pobox.com 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

4 AUG 2014 - 1539 CDT Hello Chris... I very much want to go to the hill in September to help round up co-sponsors for HR-4969. I prefer to be in Washington, DC during the September 8-11 time period. If enough visits to Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Congressmen can be set up, I will stay for three nights. The second September time period is doable as long as I go home on September 18th. This visit schedule needs to firmed up ASAP, so I can book a reasonably priced (30 days in advance) non-stop flight itinerary between ORD and DCA. In the meantime, I'm working on an ARRL Division-wide email urging members to ask their respective representatives to co-sponsor HR-4969 with email copies sent to me and TKG. - George R. (Dick) Isely, W9GIG ARRL Central Division Director 736 Fellows Street St. Charles, IL 60174-3835 Home Phone: 630-584-3510 CELL Phone: 630-584-3525 (Used when out of the house.) Email: w9gig(a)arrl.org dick(a)pobox.com

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[arrl-odv:23098] FW: 2 things
by Doug Rehman 04 Aug '14

04 Aug '14

FYI, below is an email thread discussing SGL activities. It’s great to see members excited and looking to help. We need to make sure that we provide them information to help focus on effectively communicating the League’s message. 73, Doug K4AC From: Doug Rehman [mailto:doug@k4ac.com] Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 2:27 PM To: 'Ewald, Steve, WV1X'; 'David Drummond, W4MD' Cc: 'Christopher Hall K4LIA'; Henderson, Dan N1ND <dhenderson(a)arrl.org> Subject: RE: 2 things Steve: If this does lead to an online meeting or reflector, the Division Directors and/or their designees should be included for their perspective and experience. Thanks & 73, Doug Doug Rehman, K4AC Director Southeastern Division ARRL—The National Association for Amateur Radio® doug(a)k4ac.com www.arrlse.org <http://www.arrlse.org/> www.facebook.com/arrlse From: Ewald, Steve, WV1X [mailto:wv1x@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 1:25 PM To: David Drummond, W4MD Cc: 'Christopher Hall K4LIA'; Rehman, Doug, K4AC Subject: RE: 2 things Hi David, Thank you for writing and for expressing the interest from Chris to hold a potential SGL “Go-To-Meeting.” Dan Henderson, N1ND, is, indeed, the best person to help facilitate a “Go-To-Meeting” conference. I talked to Dan, and he would like discuss this idea with you and Chris at the upcoming Huntsville Convention. Dan will be attending on behalf of ARRL Headquarters. When plans and ideas come together, I can use our e-mail capabilities at ARRL HQ to get the word out to SGLs and SMs if and when needed. 73, Steve Ewald, WV1X Supervisor, Field Organization Team ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio™ 860-594-0265 sewald(a)arrl.org From: David Drummond, W4MD Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 6:33 PM To: Ewald, Steve, WV1X Cc: 'Christopher Hall K4LIA'; Rehman, Doug, K4AC Subject: FW: 2 things Steve: I have an SGL, Chris Hall – K4LIA, who has an idea. That idea is to have a meeting set-up such as we do with the “Go-to-meetings” to allow all appointed SGL’s a place to network. If they could share ideas it might help in accomplishing many of our goals. I think there are about 50 appointed SGLs and not sure how many can be handled with the go-to-meetings. It would have to be determined who would have an interest in such and how frequently they should or could be held. I thought of maybe a reflector such as we do with the SM reflector but judging by its use, I doubt it would be any different with the SGL’s providing little participation. A conference type call seems the best. As far as who would facilitate such a call, I am not sure. Dan Henderson comes to mind but not sure this falls under his hat. Maybe it is your hat? Or since my SGL is very enthusiastic about this, he might could help with getting it started if it was felt this as viable direction to go in. So what so you think? This suggestion is only an attempt to find tools that will help field service appointed personnel maximize their performance. David – W4MD AL SM _____ From: David Drummond [mailto:w4md@bellsouth.net] Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 5:17 PM To: 'Christopher Hall K4LIA' Subject: RE: 2 things Chris: 1.) Hope the shirt fits! 2.) SGL’s – I will mention this in the forum. You can comment as well when you are up for comments. As Doug and Kay both will be at the Hamfest, we can mention it to them face to face. This should plant the seed. At this time the go-to-meetings that I set up can handle up to 29 or maybe it is 26 folks. I assume if you request a certain number it could be facilitated. What I can do is send this idea out via the Section manager reflector to the other SMs to run by their SGL’s. Might be important to find out what percentage of SGLs would participate or find this something they have an interest in. It can only be a move in a positive direction as I suspect many SGL’s hold the appointment without much direction. 3.) I will also run this idea by Steve Ewald who is the Field Service Manager at HQ whom I answer to. He might be able to get the idea out as well. What you think? Oh, you will be at the ARRL AL Section Forum, I hope? _____ From: Christopher Hall K4LIA [mailto:k4lia@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2014 4:41 PM To: David Drummond Subject: 2 things 1. thanks for the shirt... 2. i know the plate is full but do not forget... I want to check and see about some sort of system for the SGL's like we have they way we do all Alabama Section Officers. We have no unity as far as I know of. There are 50 SGL's each going in a different direction. If there are SGL's in states with more than one section, then there are more than 50... If we pooled and worked together, the states that passed PRB-1 could help those of us that need to pass PRB-1. I am checking to see if there is a free version of go-to-meeting to get this done. Thank you for the opportunity to do this! Chris K4LIA

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[arrl-odv:23095] HR 4969 letters vs visits
by James F. Boehner, MD 03 Aug '14

03 Aug '14

Thanks, Kay! I have one other question, perhaps a very naïve one. Have any of our partners come forth and endorse this bill publicly? I would assume that a word by FEMA or the Red Cross would go a long way. There may be some restrictions on FEMA, as it is a federal agency, but they could at least voice the importance of Amateur Radio nationally during this crucial time period, as did PRB-1 in the past. ’73 de JIM N2ZZ From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Kay Craigie Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2014 4:03 PM To: James F. Boehner, MD Cc: <arrl-odv(a)arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:23094] Re: HR 4969 letters vs visits Jim, I was asked for constituent messages (by whatever medium) by Congressional staffers when I visited offices. Also having received a bunch of messages beforehand made my Congressman pay better attention to what I had to say. Finally, delivering messages sent by postal mail offers an opportunity to enclose additional information and may yield a chance for further contact. 73, Kay Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2014, at 2:44 PM, "James F. Boehner, MD via arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> wrote: Mike and all, Has there been an instance in which letter writing alone netted us a cosponsor, or has each cosponsor had a face to face meeting with us? Has the letter writing at least “opened the door” to us where the Representatives were ready to listen? I am trying to find a relevance to the letter writing, and how many resources to devote to that activity. Since the cost is negligible, there is no reason not to do this, but just wonder to what degree this is helping. Any additional tips in regards to visiting the candidates while at home in their districts would be helpful. I will be calling for an appointment as soon as Monday rolls around. ’73 de JIM N2ZZ From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lisenco N2YBB Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2014 9:49 AM To: arrl-odv(a)arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:23092] HR 4969 and a challenge Good Morning, As you can see from the list below, along with Mr. Kinzinger (R-IL), the sponsor of HR 4969, we now have a total of 18 names on the Bill. That’s nearly 2/3 of our original goal of 30. We accomplished this basically with only a few people and our D.C. consultants in a week and a day. Imagine what we can accomplish with 15 or more of us over the next 4 weeks. Frankly, there is no reason why we can’t obtain 50 or more names on the Bill. To do that requires the participation of every Division. And so to you, my colleagues on the Board, I issue this challenge; that each of us pick up 2 new co-sponsors this month. That would add 30 names to the Bill. It is doable with a moderate amount of effort on our part. Certainly all of us have enough support within our own Divisions to get help from key members whom you would trust to get the job done with you. This issue is arguably the most important issue Amateur Radio has faced in the past 30 years. At the current rate of growth, it is only a matter of a few short years before deed restricted communities cover over 1/2 of the entire U.S. population. No antennas will be the death of Amateur Radio as we know it. I don’t mean to sound preachy (or maybe I do), but I am sincere in my belief that we have the opportunity to get this done. Now. Today. And that opportunity will likely not be there come next Congress. It’s incumbent upon us to get it done now. Let this be our legacy to Amateur Radio and the ARRL. That we, as Directors, Vice-Directors, and Officers, accomplished the extension of PRB-1 rights to those living in developments hampered by HOAs and CC&Rs. I know, personally, that if I am a part of a successful effort, I will be satisfied with my term in office no matter what I do in the future. As we would say here in Brooklyn (actually, it would be more colorful), “let’s get off our collective asses and get this done!” With My Vy 73, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb(a)arrl.org Cosponsor Date Cosponsored Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]* 06/25/2014 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] 07/15/2014 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 07/15/2014 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] 07/23/2014 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] 07/23/2014 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] 07/29/2014 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] 07/29/2014 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] 07/29/2014 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] 07/31/2014 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] 07/31/2014 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] 07/31/2014 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] 07/31/2014 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] 07/31/2014 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] 08/01/2014 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] 08/01/2014 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 08/01/2014 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] 08/01/2014 _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:23092] HR 4969 and a challenge
by Mike Lisenco N2YBB 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

Good Morning, As you can see from the list below, along with Mr. Kinzinger (R-IL), the sponsor of HR 4969, we now have a total of 18 names on the Bill. That’s nearly 2/3 of our original goal of 30. We accomplished this basically with only a few people and our D.C. consultants in a week and a day. Imagine what we can accomplish with 15 or more of us over the next 4 weeks. Frankly, there is no reason why we can’t obtain 50 or more names on the Bill. To do that requires the participation of every Division. And so to you, my colleagues on the Board, I issue this challenge; that each of us pick up 2 new co-sponsors this month. That would add 30 names to the Bill. It is doable with a moderate amount of effort on our part. Certainly all of us have enough support within our own Divisions to get help from key members whom you would trust to get the job done with you. This issue is arguably the most important issue Amateur Radio has faced in the past 30 years. At the current rate of growth, it is only a matter of a few short years before deed restricted communities cover over 1/2 of the entire U.S. population. No antennas will be the death of Amateur Radio as we know it. I don’t mean to sound preachy (or maybe I do), but I am sincere in my belief that we have the opportunity to get this done. Now. Today. And that opportunity will likely not be there come next Congress. It’s incumbent upon us to get it done now. Let this be our legacy to Amateur Radio and the ARRL. That we, as Directors, Vice-Directors, and Officers, accomplished the extension of PRB-1 rights to those living in developments hampered by HOAs and CC&Rs. I know, personally, that if I am a part of a successful effort, I will be satisfied with my term in office no matter what I do in the future. As we would say here in Brooklyn (actually, it would be more colorful), “let’s get off our collective asses and get this done!” With My Vy 73, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb(a)arrl.org Cosponsor Date Cosponsored Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]* 06/25/2014 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] 07/15/2014 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 07/15/2014 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] 07/23/2014 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] 07/23/2014 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] 07/29/2014 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] 07/29/2014 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] 07/29/2014 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] 07/31/2014 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] 07/31/2014 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] 07/31/2014 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] 07/31/2014 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] 07/31/2014 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] 08/01/2014 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] 08/01/2014 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 08/01/2014 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] 08/01/2014

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[arrl-odv:23088] 501 ( c ) (3) Clubs vs. HR 4969
by Jim Pace K7CEX NW Division Director 02 Aug '14

02 Aug '14

Question for you legal beagles: Can a club that has organized under Section 501 ( c ) (3) actually participate in getting its members to write, call or visit on behalf or our position on this or any bill? I've been invited to speak at 3 clubs, on the bill and getting co-sponsors, but I don't want to get cross threaded. What say you Chris et al? 73, Jim Pace, K7CEX

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[arrl-odv:23087] Convention kudos
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 01 Aug '14

01 Aug '14

We have received so many nice compliments about the convention and HQ tours that it would be impossible to share them all, but this one is rather special. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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