As per Rick’s request, what follows below are my instructions to the members, and then the actual template/form letter that they should email to their Representative. You can tailor your emails by signing on to www.arr.org/odv When you do a mass-email, it can be set-up by Congressional District in the lower right hand corner. Make certain that you do that, otherwise it goes to the entire Division. To get the total amount of hams in a particular district, do the following: - You must be logged in. - Go to www.arrl.org/grassroot-members - On the right hand side of the page, click on “Query Addresses” - On the new page, you will see three dialogue boxes. Set it for FCC Licenses, State, and District. Ask for a pdf printout. Multiply the amount of pages generated by 30. That is the approximate license count in the District. That is the number that gets plugged into the template BEFORE YOU EMAIL IT TO THE MEMBERSHIP. You also need to go to the each Representative’s website and get the link to their email. You can get the Congressman/woman’s name on the regular mass-email page. It’s time consuming work (I’ve got 32 of them), but it is so much more effective if it’s done on a personal level. By the way, the template has XXXX in areas that need to be filled in with the correct name and data. Be sure to proofread before clicking on the final send button. It’s very easy to get confused when doing many of these emails at the same time. Call me at home if you have any questions. 73 de Mike N2YBB 718-258-7877 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hello, As you may know, we were able to get a Bill introduced in Congress that would extend PRB-1 rights to those hams living with CC&Rs prohibiting them from even a simple wire antenna. Please cut and paste the email, FIRST MAKING SURE THAT YOU ADD YOUR NAME TO THE SIGNATURE below and send it to the Congressman using the Congressional email link at: https://XXXXX.house.gov/XXXXXX/XXXXXX Put your zip code in the dialogue box, hit submit, follow to the next page. Fill in the boxes and paste the letter in the "Message" box. When it asks for the issue you’re writing about, use “telecommunications” or “communications” or something close to that. In the Subject box, please put “Please cosponsor H.R. 4969” If by chance you know him personally, or any of his staff, please contact me immediately. Tnx es 73 de XXXX Callsign - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dear Congressman XXXX, I am a constituent in your District and I want to bring an issue to your attention. I am a federally licensed Amateur Radio operator, one of over XXXX whom reside in your District. We provide communications support and participate in public service events on behalf of the community, during times of emergency by providing communications for local governmental agencies and non-governmental agencies (NGO) like the Red Cross and Salvation Army, communications support to the United States Military through their Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS), to our neighbors when mainstream communications break down, and to the future of telecommunications as we participate in the development of cutting edge technology in this digital age. We cannot do any of these things, which we do at no charge ever to anyone we help, without being able to place an antenna on our property. Recently a bi-partisan Bill, H.R. 4969, was introduced by Mr. Kinzinger(R-IL) and Mr. Courtney (D-CT) which would extend the ability to properly negotiate with developments that have restrictions that routinely preclude Amateur Radio operators from putting up even a simple wire antenna in a tree that would never be seen by the community. We already have this ability with local zoning ordinances, but we need to extend this ability to operators living under land use restrictions. All we are asking for is a reasonable accommodation. As your constituent, I am asking that you support the bill by signing-on as a cosponsor. Please contact Rep. Kinzinger’s office to do so. If you have any questions, please contact our Division Director, XXXX XXXX at yourcall@arrl.org or XXX-XXX-XXXX. Thank you. Sincerely,