<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">FYI...<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"ARRL Members Only Web site" <<a href="mailto:memberlist@www.arrl.org">memberlist@www.arrl.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">February 23, 2011 4:25:42 PM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:W2PGS@SpamFree.cc">W2PGS@SpamFree.cc</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>URGENT: HR 607 - Threat to Amateur Radio Spectrum</b><br></span></div><br><div>23 FEB 2011 - 1502 CST<br><br>Fellow Central Division Members:<br><br>Most of you have probably already received email message inserted<br>inside this message. If this is the first time you have received it, I<br>urge you to act on this spectrum pprotection issue as soon as possible. <br>However, I want to add information that applies to all such email letter<br>campaigns.<br><br>1. Always avoid emotional statements regardless of how strong you may<br>feel about a particular issue. The saying "You can catch more flies<br>with honey than with vinegar." should be the guiding principle in your<br>email letter to your elected representatives. Do not make threats or<br>call anybody names - this is totally counterproductive.<br><br>2. I encourage you to personalize your letter, but please keep item #1<br>in mind.<br><br>3. Do not send your letter directly to your representative via the U.S<br>Postal Service. It will be delayed as much as eight (8) weeks for<br>detailed inspection for anthrax contamination and other nasty things. <br>Then your letter will arrive with a lot of other non-related mail and<br>will have far less impact. If you want to send a paper letter, please<br>mail it to our paid lobbyist, John Schwat.<br><br>4. Please send your email letters to our lobbyist, John Schwat. He<br>will print them and deliver them in person to your elected federal<br>representatives.<br><br>A couple of key points to remember when discussing our opposition to HR<br>607:<br><br>A. We understand and support the principle that Public Safety and<br>First responders should have the D-Block frequencies.<br><br>B. Our opposition to the bill stems from the inclusion of the 420-440<br>MHZ Amateur allocation as part of the proposed "frequency swap".<br><br>Time is of the essence on this request, as HR 607 is gathering steam in<br>Congress. Please send your email letters ASAP.<br><br>=============================================================<br><br>A new bill, "Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011" in the U.S.<br>House of Representatives (HR 607) includes provisions to auction off a<br>portion of the 70cm band allocated to amateur radio. The ARRL is asking<br>hams to contact their representatives and ask them to oppose this bill.<br><br>More information on the bill and how to communicate with your<br>representative can be found at:<br><br><a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/spectrum-management-bill-threatens-amateur-frequencies">http://www.arrl.org/news/spectrum-management-bill-threatens-amateur-frequencies</a><br><br>There is also a sample letter and information on how to identify your<br>representative on the website.<br><br>http://www.arrl.org/sample-letters<br><br>==============================================================<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br>ARRL Central Division<br>Director: George R Isely, W9GIG<br>w9gig@arrl.org<br>--------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>To unsubscribe from messages, go to:<br>http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/143512ccbb213521b3ca8eb43ae05ad9<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>