1 MAY 2015 - 2215 CDT The earlier version of this message has a small, but important, error in item #5. The correction is printed in red. - Dick Isely, W9GIG ========================================================================= To All Members Of Our Board Family: A former U.S. House staff member, a moderately active amateur radio operator, suggests we use the following process to potentially generate curiosity and then support for HR 1301. This suggestion is based on his Washington, DC staff experience. 1. Urge Amateur Radio Licensees to send a QSL card to their U.S. House Representative. 2. Use red ink to block print and sign the following brief message on the report side of the QSL card. Add an address label to the front side and mail it as a post card. A single non-enveloped "post card" should not get delayed for security reasons. "Please support HR-1301, The Amateur Radio Parity Act" Signed - Sender's full name and call sign 3. Make sure the people you contact will individually mail their cards directly to their Representative's Washington, DC office. 4. Ask your constituents to send you an email confirmation including the ham's name and call after this is done. Then send email thank-you notes to them. Please email this information to Dan Henderson, N1ND at ARRL headquarters. 5. Individual QSL cards arriving sporadically over a few weeks will first generate curiosity, then a bit of staff research and inquiry, hopefully ending up with another HR-1301 co-sponsor and a vote for this bill when it comes to the House floor. 6. When the U.S. Senate companion bill is created, the same process should again be used. 7. The individual time and postage cost is minimal. I will be posting this request to the entire ARRL Central Division and I will be talking to hams about this at the Dayton Hamvention. - Dick Isely, W9GIG