Ladies & Gentlemen,
This bill incorporates The Federal Communications Commission preemption known as PRB1 that requires local communities to make "reasonable accommodation" for Amateur Radio antennas and structures. It further applies that "reasonable accommodation" to HOA's. And finally calls for no "special charge" on Ham Radio license plates. Your help is vital to this bill passing.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE NOW AND ASK THEM TO
SUPPORT AND CO-SPONSOR HB 2595.
Here you will find sample language to include in your emails and phone calls.
You may cut and paste or copy it and send it to your elected representatives.
Here are links to the Bill and the Rosters for both the House and Senate. Each district in Arizona has 2 House Representatives and 1 Senator. The district you are located in can be found by calling your local County Elections department and giving them your address. You can also contact me and I will help you.
| House Bill 2595 | Arizona Legislature House Membership Roster |
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| Arizona Legislature Senate Membership Roster |
If you can personalize your message, that will be best. Talk about your Public Service. Talk about your commitment to serve during an emergency. Talk about the difficulties you have faced in putting up vital emergency communications antennas. Talk about the unreasonable restrictions your Homeowners Association places on federally licensed Amateur Radio operators. Talk about how much you will appreciate their Co-Sponsoring HB 2595, so much so that you will tell all your friends to vote. Talk about your clubs support for HB 2595 and how you will remember their help. Talk about your preparedness to provide communications when the cell phones and telephones are clogged or have failed. Talk about the fact that you are a Federally Licensed communications operator.
Talk about how much Amateur Radio operators emergency communications will be needed in an Evacuation; during a search for a lost child, during a Flu pandemic, if there is a mass evacuation of fleeing families due to an earthquake in California, or any other natural or manmade disaster.
ALWAYS BE POLITE AND NEVER ARGUE. As the Mayor of the City of Page, I am always more ready to help someone who asks for help, than the people who argue or threaten me.
Please let me know about your contacts with our State Legislators. Please email me if they request the Walter Cronkite Emergency Communications Video and I will get them one. It is very important for you to let me know if they agree to be a Co-Sponsor. We need to follow up with a thank you to everyone who agrees to Co-Sponsor HB 2595. You can reach me in the following manner:
Dan Brown, NA7DB,
dan@kxaz.com or mayor@cityofpage.org
Office: 800 498-7741 or Cell: 928 614-0306
Thank you very much for your help. Together we can make the future of Amateur Radio in the State of Arizona better for all hams. Especially those who have had to battle unreasonable conditions placed on them by local governments and HOA's. You can change the future by making the effort to support the Emergency Communications Preservation Act HB 2595.
Best Wishes,
Dan Brown, NA7DB
Mayor, City of Page