Ria: The FAA Reauthorization Act was signed into law last fall. Nothing has changed. This act called for the FAA’s database to be ready a year after the law was enacted and we are approaching that date. This is the ‘current news’; the fact that towers which meet the criteria of last year’s law (METs) need to be entered into the database. You can certainly point to the story the League published last October after the law was passed. Last I heard, HQ was working on an update but I don’t have a timeline for if/when that might be made public. I am not an attorney, but my interpretation of everything I’ve read on the subject leads me to believe we should not be too concerned. 73, Jeff, K0RM From: rjairam@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2019 10:06 AM To: Jeff Ryan Cc: arrl-odv Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:28333] Re: FAA & Tower Markings Is this info current? I am getting asked lots of questions now as it is spreading like wildfire. I would like to point to something from ARRL that says that we should not be too concerned, or that we should be concerned. My division newsletter goes out this evening. But I want to make sure the info is current and accurate. I can delay a day if need be. 73 Ria, N2RJ On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 16:03, Jeff Ryan <k0rm@comcast.net> wrote:
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/faa-reauthorization-act-of-2018-overhauls-mark...
-----Original Message----- From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of rjairam@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 1:46 PM To: Michel, Howard, WB2ITX (CEO) <wb2itx@arrl.org> Cc: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:28332] Re: FAA & Tower Markings
Looks like this article is making the rounds on social media now, complete with the mass panic. Hopefully our article can help quell some of the anxiety.
Ria N2RJ
On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 at 18:13, Michel, Howard, WB2ITX (CEO) <wb2itx@arrl.org> wrote:
I've asked Dan to work with Rick Lindquist to get the straight info out to the members ASAP.
On 07/09/2019 12:44 PM, Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv wrote:
Howard, we need a game plan on this pronto. When our members hear about this they will go nuts.
How did we miss this?
Fred, I only glanced at your email as I'm buried this morning, but I take it your interpretation is that it is not that big of a problem. Nonetheless, we need to communicate quickly to our members.
73 Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: John Robert Stratton <N5AUS@n5aus.com> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Tue, Jul 9, 2019 10:00 am Subject: [arrl-odv:28284] FAA & Tower Markings
Heads UP
See: https://generalaviationnews.com/2019/07/08/new-faa-regulations-require-tower...
Note that communications towers have the option of being "logged" into the FAA database.
We need to confirm the FAA's requirements and provide our members with instructions on the need and method of compliance.
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John Robert Stratton N5AUS Director West Gulf Division Office: 512-445-6262 Cell: 512-426-2028 P.O. Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232
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