Phillip,
Thanks for posting this.
Here is a bit more info….
First off this Bill would not even be where it is so far
without our ARRL Division Director John Robert Stratton N5AUS
He has spent countless hours working on this with Congress and the staff of several member of Congress
Most of it in person in Washington DC utilizing Lobbying Funds provided by the ARRL and well as his own funds.
Mr. Stratton is a Volunteer, just like I am.
If you are thinking how can you help see this legislation move forward………
SM049 – Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act Re-Introduced
February 11, 2025
Legislation Will Increase Communication Options During Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Richard Blumenthal, D- Conn., and Representatives August Pfluger, R-Tex., and Joe Courtney, D-Conn. announced their joint re-introduction of legislation in the Senate and House to restore the right to Amateur Radio operators to install the antennas necessary to serve their communities.
Here in Oklahoma, we ask all amateur radio clubs and individuals to visit https://ok.arrl.org/hoa/. This page has all of our contact information and template letters. Please note that all letters should be sent to the email and address listed. Letters emailed to legislators tend to get lost in the cleansing process. ARRL will aggregate these letters and deliver them directly to our senators and representatives. If you don’t live in an HOA, please complete a letter to make sure those in the HOAs will be there to contact you.
Please fill out the letters as soon as possible.
Follow the instructions on that Oklahoma page closely
Please do not send printed or emailed letters direct to your representatives, this is because Mr. Stratton plans on delivering the large stack of documents to the respective members of congress to visually show the demand from their constituents.
This is a much more powerful method that a few hundred or even thousand emails getting filtered in an inbox and someone later over looks.
Again this is currently just a Bill,
we need it to become Law.
For many of us in the Rural areas this Bill does not mean much to us.
However, for many North Texans that need to live in the more densely populated Metro areas
This Bill becoming Law means a great deal.
Ask questions here or direct by email to myself
KG5VK@ARRL.ORG
Please use the Oklahoma Section website for reference https://ok.arrl.org/hoa/
You can also send your feedback and or letters direct to myself and I will get them to Mr. Stratton
Or bring them to the next club meeting or Saturday Morning breakfast.
Cheers!
Steve
KG5VK
ARRLNTX Section Manager