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Of Note... The November 11, 2006 edition of Radio World has published a Commentary written by Don Schellhartd of Hams For Action. Read it here.
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HAMS FOR ACTION Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, President 1520 Porter Street (804) 433-7268 October 30, 2006 Representative Steven Israel Representative Mike Ross Representative Stephanie Herseth Representative Mike McIntyre Representative Michael McNulty Representative John Olver Representative Todd Platts Representative David Price Representative Rob Simmons Dear Representatives Israel, Ross, Herseth, McIntyre, McNulty, Olver, Platts, Price and Simmons: I am Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, the current President of HAMS FOR ACTION (HFA). Our group was formed to advocate partial overrides of the total bans on Amateur Radio antennas by Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs). We filed a Petition For Rulemaking with the FCC in July, but are simultaneously pursuing action by Congress. On behalf of HAMS FOR ACTION, I commend each of you for supporting antenna ban override legislation in all 3 of the last 3 Sessions of Congress. Representative Israel introduced the first two bills, and Representative Ross joined him in co-introducing the most recent bill, but each of you has consistently taken every opportunity to sponsor or co-sponsor the proposal. Only 9 Members of the House can make that claim. We are listing you as an “Antenna Ally” on our Web Site at www.hamsforaction.net These commendations from HFA are not endorsements. They are acknowledgements. HFA is recognizing steadfast service on the issue which HFA was created to address. If you are re-elected, we hope you will continue to support reasonable action on this issue. Thank you once again for your consistent support over the past 6 years. Sincerely, Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, Esquire HAMS FOR ACTION Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, President 2617 East Uintah Street, #D Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 310-0394 October 30, 2006 Representative Tammy Baldwin Representative Roscoe Bartlett Representative Marion Berry Representative Rick Boucher Representative Ken Calvert Representative John Duncan Representative J.D. Hayworth Representative Zoe Lofgren Representative Carolyn McCarthy Representative Pete Sessions Representative Patrick Tiberi Representative Greg Walden Dear Representatives Baldwin, Bartlett, Berry, Boucher, Calvert, Duncan, Hayworth, Lofgren, McCarthy, Sessions, Tiberi and Walden: I am Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, the current President of HAMS FOR ACTION (HFA). Our group was formed to advocate partial overrides of the total bans on Amateur Radio antennas by Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs). We filed a Petition For Rulemaking with the FCC in July, but are simultaneously pursuing action by Congress. We know that each of you has sponsored or co-sponsored antenna ban override legislation in both the 107th Session of Congress and the 108th Session of Congress. HFA acknowledges your past support for HOA antenna reform and commends you for it. We are taking steps to assure that our Members, and others in the Amateur Radio community, are also aware of your record on this issue. We are listing you as an “Antenna Ally” on our Web Site at www.hamsforaction.net We were disappointed that you did not sponsor or co-sponsor the Israel/Ross bill in 2005 or 2006. We do not know why you changed your mind, but we ask you to reconsider your decision to remain uninvolved during the 109th Congress. If you are re-elected, we have hope that you will “return to the fold” when the new Session of Congress convenes. In any event, thank you once again for your support of antenna ban override legislation in the past. Commendation Letter From HFA October 30, 2006 Page 2 Sincerely, Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, Esquire HAMS FOR ACTION Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, President 2617 East Uintah Street, #D Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 310-0394 October 30, 2006 Representative Shelley Berkeley Representative Jo Bonner Representative Mary Bono Representative John Boozman Representative Jeb Bradley Representative Sherrod Brown Representative Ed Case Representative Ken Calvert Representative Barbara Cubin Representative Jo Ann Davis Representative Anna Eshoo Representative Bob Filner Representative Barney Frank Representative Ralph Hall Representative Rick Larsen Representative Donald Manzullo Representative Michael Michaud Representative Marilyn Musgrave Representative Dennis Rehberg Representative Charles Taylor Representative Mark Udall Dear Representatives Berkeley, Bonner, Bono, Boozman, Bradley, Brown, Case, Calvert, Cubin, Davis, Eshoo, Filner, Frank, Hall, Larsen, Manzullo, Michaud, Musgrave, Udall, Rehberg, Taylor and Udall: I am Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, the current President of HAMS FOR ACTION (HFA). Our group was formed to advocate partial overrides of total bans on ham antennas by Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs). We filed a Petition For Rulemaking with the FCC in July, but are simultaneously pursuing action by Congress. We know that each of you sponsored or co-sponsored antenna ban override legislation, introduced by Representative Steven Israel, D-NY, in either the 107th Session of Congress or the 108th Session of Congress. HFA acknowledges your past support for HOA antenna reform and commends you for it. We are listing you as an “Antenna Ally” on our Web Site at www.hamsforaction.net Commendation Letter From HFA October 30, 2006 Page 2 We were disappointed that you did not sponsor or co-sponsor the Israel/Ross bill, for partial antenna ban overrides, in 2005 or 2006. We do not know why you changed your mind, but we ask you to reconsider your decision to remain uninvolved during the 109th Session of Congress. If you are re-elected -- or, in the case of Representative Brown, elected to the U.S. Senate from Ohio -- we have hope that you will “return to the fold” when the new Session of Congress convenes. In any event, thank you once again for your support of antenna ban override legislation in the past. Sincerely, Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, Esquire HAMS FOR ACTION Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, President 2617 East Uintah Street, #D Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 310-0394 October 30, 2006 Senator Daniel Akaka Senator Max Baucus Senator Christopher Bond Senator Conrad Burns Senator Thad Cochran Senator Susan Collins Senator Michael Crapo Senator Larry Craig Senator Christopher Dodd Senator Carl Levin Senator Blanche Lincoln Senator Olympia Snowe Dear Senators Akaka, Baucus, Bond, Burns, Cochran, Collins, Crapo, Craig, Dodd, Levin, Lincoln and Snowe: I am Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, the current President of HAMS FOR ACTION (HFA). Our group was formed to advocate partial overrides of the total bans on Amateur Radio antennas by Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs). We filed a Petition with the FCC in July, but are simultaneously pursuing action by Congress. An antenna ban override bill has been introduced by Representatives Steven Israel, D-NY, and Mike Ross, D-AR, but there is no “companion bill” in the Senate. Members of HFA are personally engaged in direct and intensive lobbying solely on the issue of HOA antenna reform. However, we also support lobbying efforts by the AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE (ARRL) on two other issues. To this end, HFA has prepared ratings of all Congressional legislators. These ratings are based on each legislator’s degree of support, over the past 6 years, for each of 3 bills endorsed by ARRL. Each of you was one of only 12 U.S. Senators to have sponsored or co-sponsored any of the ARRL-endorsed bills in any of the last 3 Sessions of Congress. HFA thanks you and commends you for your support to date. At the same time, we ask for your future support on a broader range of pro-ham legislation. Letter From HFA October 30, 2006 Page 2 During the past 6 years, only one of the 3 ARRL-endorsed bills has been introduced in the Senate. This was the Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act, introduced by Senator Crapo, R-ID, which each of you has supported in at least one Session of Congress. A House bill was introduced by Representative Michael Bilirakis, R-FL. The other ARRL-endorsed legislative proposals are as follows: The previously referenced HOA antenna reform bill, introduced in the House by Representatives Israel and Ross And A Joint Resolution, introduced in the House by Representative Ross,
Information regarding our computation of these ratings is enclosed. At this point, HFA ranks you as follows for overall support of pro-ham legislation: Senator Akaka, D-HI -- 44% Senator Crapo, R-ID -- 44% Senator Craig, R-ID -- 37% Senator Baucus, D-MT -- 22% Senator Burns, R-MT -- 22% Senator Dodd, D-CT -- 22% Senator Bond, R-MO -- 15% Senator Collins, R-ME -- 15% Senator Lincoln, D-AR -- 15% Senator Cochran, R-MS -- 7% Senator Levin, D-MI -- 7% Senator Snowe, R-ME -- 7% The other 88 incumbent Senators received a score of zero. Thank you once again for your degree of support for pro-ham legislation so far. Letter From HFA October 30, 2006 Page 3 Sincerely, Don Schellhardt, Esquire
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