President Harrison has asked me to forward this report to you. In the future we will forward them regularly. I have been sending draft emails for directors to send to members in specific Congressional districts that are on the future visitation list. So far the response from members is modest but positive. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ First 90-day plan update: Feb 13-24 We had the 90-day briefing just last week with everyone here in DC, followed by some early meetings. This past week has delivered three more House meetings and our first two Senate meetings. There were visitations for offices not on our targeted list, as well, yet still had letters from their district. Below are summaries from the House meetings. * Rep. Bilirakis' (FL-9) office was knowledgeable of ARRL and the BPL situation and is interested in learning more. A side note is that Rep. Bilirakis is retiring come November. * Joel and I visited Rep. Mike Ross' (AR-4) office and had a very good meeting. This included the affirmation of ARRL's efforts on the Hill and personally delivering letters to the Congressman's hands to emphasize this fact (a feat not often achieved) . * Rep. Gillmor's (OH-5) office expressed interest and will get back to us. * Rep. Upton's (MI-6) office said they would study the issue in depth and asked for more materials, as I mentioned the "Communications Daily" article. * Rep. Ed Markey's (MA-7) office staff member was not aware of ARRL and it was an informative meeting. We intend to return, perhaps to meet with a senior staff member. * Rep. Whitfield's (KY-1) staffer knew a lot about Amateur Radio and Spectrum so we had a talk and left all of our information. We will continue to concentrate on the 88 office plan and already have meetings scheduled with 2nd round House members. Letters are still coming in for first week visitations, but we are a bit short on 2nd week letters. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office. Eric Heis Legislative Assistant Chwat & Company, Inc. 625 Slaters Lane, Suite 103 Alexandria, VA 22314 (P) 703.684.7703 (M)703.946.5532 (F) 703.684.7594