Thanks, Dick. Andy does not give nearly enough credit to the folks in DC who do understand spectrum, notably David Redl as I reported in arrl-odv:19753. The more closely I look at Section 207 of HR 607, the more flaws become apparent. It clearly was not ready for prime time. Dave P.S. Andy has not spoken with me. -----Original Message----- From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Richard J Norton Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:30 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19797] HR 607 Background Infromation Last Friday night, I spoke with Andy Seybold, W6AMS, about HR 607, the bill introduced by New York's Representative King. Andy apparently actually wrote part of the text of the bill that presently exists. He is a well-known player in public safety communications, and much information about him can be found at his website, www.andrewseybold.com . He gave me a background presentation on the bill, and invited me to share it with relevant ARRL people. I have posted it at http://kkn.net/n6aa/w6ams , where you can download and view it, should it interest you. It is a 781k PDF file. There are a few typos that you will easily decipher. I cannot edit PDF files. I told Andy that my view of the HR 607 bill is that presently it isn't a serious threat, and I haven't rallied support for sending letters to congresspeople yet, a position that he concurred with. This is not a suggestion that any of you currently involved in letter-writing promotion should cease or modify your efforts. Andy has spoken to someone at ARRL, but didn't remember who. Possibly some of you, who interface with the Washington establishment, might already know of him. Although his initial interest in the bill is with public safety communications, he is a strong supporter of Amateur Radio, and has offered to help in any way he can. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv