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The November 11, 2006 edition of Radio World has published a Commentary written by Don Schellhartd of Hams For Action.

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CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATORS

WHO HAVE SUPPORTED

OVERRIDING TOTAL BANS ON OUTDOOR HAM ANTENNAS

BY HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS (HOAs):

2001-2006

POST-ELECTION UPDATE

List prepared by

Don Schellhardt KI4PMG, President

HAMS FOR ACTION

pioneerpath@hotmail.com

(804) 433-7268
1520 Porter Street
Richmond, VA 23229

January 29, 2007

“THE PRIME 9”

These 9 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives took every opportunity,

during the last 3 Sessions of Congress, to sponsor or co-sponsor legislation

to override total bans on ham antenna by Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs):

• · Steven Israel, D-NY
• · (INTRODUCED BILL in 2002 and 2003 … CO-INTRODUCED BILL in 2005)
• · Mike Ross, D-AR
• · (CO-INTRODUCED BILL in 2005)
• · Stephanie Herseth, D-SD
• · (Backed bill in 2005 … Not in office before then)
• · Mike McIntyre, D-NC
• · Michael McNulty, D-NY
• · John Olver, D-MA
• · Todd Platts, R-PA
• · David Price, D-NC
• · Rob Simmons, R-CT -- NOT RE-ELECTED

• · 2-TIMES-OUT-OF-3 ANTENNA ALLIES

· These 12 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

· sponsored or co-sponsored antenna ban override legislation in 2002 and 2003 --

· but, for reasons unknown to HFA, failed to support this legislation in 2005:

• · Tammy Baldwin, D-WI
• · Roscoe Bartlett, R-MD
• · Marion Berry, D-AR
• · Rick Boucher, D-VA
• · Ken Calvert, R-CA
• · John Duncan, Jr., R-TN
• · J.D. Hayworth, R-AZ -- NOT RE-ELECTED
• · Zoe Lofgren, D-CA
• · Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY
• · Pete Sessions, R-TX
• · Patrick Tiberi, R-OH
• · Greg Walden, R-OR
• · HFA hopes these legislators will “return to the fold” in 2007,
• · if they are re-elected.

• · 1-TIME-OUT-OF-3 ANTENNA ALLIES

· These 21 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

· sponsored or co-sponsored antenna ban override legislation only once,

· in either 2002 or 2003:

· One-Time Sponsors or Co-Sponsors of 2003

• · Shelley Berkeley, D-NV
• · Jo Bonner, R-AL
• · Jeb Bradley, R-NH -- NOT RE-ELECTED
• · Ed Case, D-HI
• · Barbara Cubin, R-WY --
• · Jo Ann Davis, R-VA
• · Anna Eshoo, D-CA
• · Bob Filner, D-CA
• · Barney Frank, D-MA
• · Ralph Hall, R-TX
• · Rick Larsen, D-WA
• · Donald Manzullo, D-IL
• · Michael Michaud, D-ME
• · Marilyn Musgrave, R-CO
• · Mark Udall, D-CO

• · One-Time Sponsors or Co-Sponsors of 2002

• · Mary Bono, R-CA
• · John Boozman, D-AR
• · Sherrod Brown, D-OH -- ELECTED TO THE U.S. SENATE
• · Dennis Rehberg, R-MT
• · Charles Taylor, R-NC -- NOT RE-ELECTED

• · Perhaps these legislators will decide to sponsor antenna ban override legislation again,

· in 2007, if they are re-elected.

· ABOUT THE U.S. SENATE:

· Although antenna ban override bills have been introduced in the House

· during each of the last 3 Sessions of Congress,

· no Senator has introduced a “companion bill”

· during any of these 3 Sessions.

· This fact alone demonstrates why more intensive lobbying is needed

· on antenna ban override legislation.

· HAMS FOR ACTION was founded to provide for such lobbying

· by hams who care deeply about this issue.