Greetings all; I believe we need to press forward. We have made great progress with members of Congress and in our campaign with our members. While some members may not understand the lengthy process it takes for a bill to make it through Congress, I think most do. I also think they understand we must work with the opposition and compromise if necessary to get this through. We're not throwing in the towel with the new language and if we were to quit now, I believe we could never get anything remotely passed (let alone introduced) in the future. The message that we would send to Congress, our members, and the amateur radio community as a whole would be very damaging. This country was built on compromise - even though sometimes it doesn't look like it today. Mike, Chris, TKG and a host of others have done an outstanding job that needs to continue. Hold a good thought! 73 Kent KAØLDG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Lisenco N2YBB" <n2ybb@arrl.org> To: arrl-odv@arrl.org Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 10:51:07 AM Subject: [arrl-odv:25178] Regarding HR 1301 Good Morning ODV – I think it’s fair to say that we all understand the need for compromise in order to achieve consensus. After all, the Board is a political body and we all have our own agendas. We’ve often worked together with opposing viewpoints to achieve a goal. At this moment, as I’ve said to many of us, we are caught between a rock and a hard place. It has been made clear to us, through multiple House sources, that if we want to have H.R. 1301 brought to the full House Commerce Committee, we need to reach a compromise with CAI in order to achieve that goal. We may not like that, but it is a fact and it needs to be addressed. Through Chris Imlay’s tireless work, we have a proposed compromise bill that addresses both the needs of CAI as well as the needs of ARRL. It’s not perfect, but no legislation is. Today, right now, Chris is meeting with Rep. Kinzinger’s office to discuss the matter. We will have a better handle on their thoughts in due time. While you may be unhappy with our position at this moment, as am I, we are still very much in the running to accomplish what we set out to do; to craft and pass legislation that will allow a home-owner living in a deed restricted community, the ability to use their earned FCC license from their home with an efficient and effective outdoor antenna. Throughout this process, there have been no guarantees. If you keep in mind the fact that deep down inside we all knew that it would be naïve on our part to assume that there would be no pushback from the opposition. So it should be no surprise to any of us that we find ourselves at this juncture. The decision to continue is, of course, a decision that will be made only by the Board of Directors. It is my opinion that we are still operating within the parameters of our Board approved legislative policy. Should that change, I will be the first to suggest we stop and walk away. Now is not the time to do that. It would lose the goodwill we’ve created and generate tremendous ill-will with the members and staffs of both House of Congress. Until that time, I ask the Board’s indulgence to continue on this path as it has gotten us further along than any previous attempt to get the ability to install an outdoor antenna in an HoA community. 73 de Mike N2YBB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division Chairman, ad hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb@arrl.org _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv