As Hams being involved in this Type of Communications ,We need to keep an Eye on this Bill 73 De Don KA9QJG Section Summary, April 2009 The text of a new U.S. House of Representatives Bill, HR 2160, is to be found at: http://www.arrl.org/govrelations/HR2160.pdf . This bill, introduced by Texas Rep. Ms. Jackson-Lee, and co-sponsored by other members from disaster prone districts, could end up giving us the data we need to fight unreasonable antenna support structure limitations imposed by land use agents, private and public. In itself, it requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a study of unnecessary or unreasonable impediments to the 'deployment of Amateur Radio emergency and disaster relief communications'. The strong wording of the bill reflects the positive impression made by ham radio EMCOMM operations in Texas witnessed by Ms. Jackson-Lee. While we should not rely completely on the bill to do everything for us, it may at some time be the impetus for the end of unreasonable antenna restrictions. After you read the text of the bill, request your congressman to co-sponsor this important piece of legislation
