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the launch of the student space exploration and technology
initiative express satellite, which will carry an amateur radio
package, has been postponed at least for a month, perhaps longer.
the announcement came just days before the planned september launch.
sseti project manager neil melville blamed the delay on the failure
of another spacecraft set to go into space during the launch from
russia. new york congressman steve israel has reintroduced
legislation that could make it easier for radio amateurs living in
communities with deed covenants, conditions and restrictions, cc and
rs, to erect suitable antennas.  arkansas congressman mike ross,
wd5dvr, signed aboard as an original cosponsor.  the amateur radio
emergency communications consistency act, hr 3876, would put private
land use regulations, such as homeowners association rules, on the
same legal plane as state or local zoning regulations under prb1,
the limited federal preemption. traffic.  the west gulf ares
emergency net continues 24 hour operation on 7R285 mhz days, 3R873
mhz evenings, with health and welfare traffic on 7R290 mhz days,
3R935 mhz evenings.  the salvation army team emergency net activates
at 1400 utc daily on 14R265 mhz and monitors for emergency requests.
all amateurs are requested to keep hf emergency net frequencies
clear.  authorities are not yet allowing residents or relief
agencies into some hard hit communities.  its not yet known what
amateur radio help will be needed for those areas‚

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