This was posted by Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, on the ARRLSBCLUBS listserver.
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ARRLSBCLUBS - Helping Your Club Grow and Prosper. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act is an effort to protect our frequencies from encroachment. Each club should consider adding a brief segment to its next meeting, emphasizing the importance of this effort. Ask your members to bring a QSL Card and a stamp. If they do nothing more than write "Please support HR-713" on the QSL and address it to their congressional rep, (club to provide address at meeting), it will go a long way toward achieving the goal of the legislation.
DO NOT SEND E-MAIL. As a lobbying tool, it does not have the value of actual mail.
Each club newsletter editor should consider publishing the following release: --------------- Help Protect Our Frequencies!
The Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2003 has been introduced in the US House of Representatives. The measure is an ARRL legislative initiative. Florida Rep Michael Bilirakis filed the latest version of the bill, HR 713, on February 12. It has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 713 is aimed at ensuring the availability of spectrum to Amateur Radio operators. It would protect existing Amateur Radio spectrum against reallocations to or sharing with other services unless the FCC provides ''equivalent replacement spectrum'' elsewhere.
The previous version of the Spectrum Protection Act attracted more than 50 cosponsors. An effort will be made to encourage additional House members to sign onto HR 713 as cosponsors. Additional details are on the ARRL Web site.
You can locate your Congressional Representative at www.house.gov Send a QSL card or letter that identifies you as a ham and that you support HR 713.