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GENERATE SOME HEAT TO SPUR POLITICAL ACTION, DAYTON FORUM TOLD AMATEUR
RADIO LICENSEES NEED TO START TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODDING
POLITICIANS TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOT BUTTON ISSUES AFFECTING THE SERVICE,
ARRL HUDSON DIVISION DIRECTOR FRANK FALLON, N2FF, TOLD THE LEAGUES
GRASSROOTS LOBBYING FORUM MAY 20 AT DAYTON HAMVENTION.  FALLON SAID THAT
WHEN IT COMES TO CONGRESS, INDIVIDUAL RADIO AMATEURS CAN HELP SHAPE THEIR
OWN FUTURE.  POLITICAL LOBBYING IS SOMETHING PEOPLE DONT REALLY WANT TO
HEAR ABOUT, FALLON CONCEDED.  BUT POLITICS CONTROLS EVERYTHING WE GET.
FALLON USED THE BROADBAND OVER POWER LINE BPL PROCEEDING AS AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW POLITICS CAN OVERCOME LOGICAL, TECHNICAL ARGUMENT.  FALLON HEADS UP THE
LEAGUES NASCENT GRASSROOTS LOBBYING INITIATIVE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM GREAT
LAKES DIRECTOR JIM WEAVER, K8JE, AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY ARRL SECTION
MANAGER BILL HUDZIK, W2UDT.  FALLON FOCUSED MANY OF HIS REMARKS ON THE NON
BINDING US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RESOLUTION, HRES 230, SPONSORED BY
ARKANSAS REP MIKE ROSS, WD5DVR.  THE RESOLUTION CALLS ON THE FCC TO
ANALYZE, RECONSIDER AND REVIEW THE BPL RULES IT ADOPTED LAST OCTOBER.
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N4ZX/332 N5GH/327 N5ML/326 N6CR/340 N6ED/329 N6RQ/332 N7DC/330 N7DG/334
N7JL/332 N8HTT/332 N9RF/344 N9XX/338 NA9A/328 NI0F/349 NK7Y/332 NX1Q/334
OE3HGB/332 OE5CMN/326 OH2BCK/326 OH2BCV/347 OK1AD/326 ON5HU/339 OZ3WK/346
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FALLON SAID GETTING ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS FOR THE RESOLUTION AND SEEING IT
PASS THE HOUSE WONT HAPPEN UNLESS WE CAN GENERATE SOME HEAT.  SO, IF WE ARE
HANGING OUT IN THE BASEMENT AND DOING NOTHING BUT BUILDING RIGS AND WORKING
DX, WERE GOING TO BE VICTIMS OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS, FALLON TOLD HIS
AUDIENCE.  HE EXPLAINED THAT ARRL, AS A NONPROFIT IRS SECTION 501C3
ORGANIZATION, MUST ADHERE TO STRICT LIMITATIONS ON ITS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
IT CANNOT ENDORSE POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNS, HE EXPLAINED.  YOU CAN, HE POINTED OUT.  WE CANT.  FALLON SAID
ONE WAY ARRL MEMBERS CAN GET VOCAL ABOUT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE
TO AMATEUR RADIO IS TO VISIT, WRITE, E MAIL OR FAX THEIR US REPRESENTATIVES
OR US SENATORS.  YOUR LETTERS, E MAILS AND VISITS TO DISTRICT OFFICES GIVE
US ENTREE TO LEGISLATORS IN WASHINGTON, HE SAID.  IT WONT HAPPEN WITHOUT
YOUR HELP.  PERSONAL VISITS TO LAWMAKERS AT THEIR DISTRICT OFFICES, HE
SAID, HELP TO PUT A FACE ON HAM RADIO FOR POLITICIANS.  THE FOCUS OF THE
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OZ5PA/347 OZ8RO/333 OZ8SS/369 PY2FR/352 RA0FA/330 RU9TO/326 RV3GW/326
RX9TX/326 SK4BX/334 SM0NJO/330 SM6MCW/331 SM7CQY/330 SP2JKC/334 SP5DIR/332

OUT RESERVATIONS AND SET SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS REGARDING BPL DEPLOYMENT ON
CERTAIN PARTS OF THE SPECTRUM ALLOCATED TO CIVIL AVIATION USERS, IN
ADDITION TO IMPOSING SOME STRICT REQUIREMENTS TO MITIGATE INTERFERENCE.
YOU WONDER, WITH ALL THESE RESTRICTIONS 
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W5KK/331 W5OXA/330 W5RJV/331 W5ZF/350 W6AE/351 W6IRD/340 W6OSP/338 W7DT/326
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