11-14-2015, 08:37 PM
Sent the message to Senator Blumenthal and received this reply two days later. Most likely a form letter reply but still good to receive a reply:
Dear Mr. Savage,
Thank you for your message regarding S. 1685, the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015. I appreciate hearing from you. The Amateur Radio Parity Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator Roger Wicker on June 25, 2015. I support this initiative to accommodate amateur radio operations on the operators’ own property.
As you may know, the federal government allocates radio frequencies to a diverse array of users, from HAM radio operators to the U.S. military.
There are more than 700,000 radio amateurs licensed by the Federal Communications Commission in the United States. Currently, amateur radio operators are often denied the ability to install reasonable and necessary equipment at their own personal residencies due to regulations.
Radio amateurs often provide valuable services to their communities. By allowing licensed users to have their own antennas, they can assist in emergency communication and rescue efforts by working with public service agencies when main lines are down, in critical times such as natural disasters. Cases in which HAM operators have aided in rescue efforts when other communications have failed can be seen during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as well as in 2013, during the Boston Marathon bombing. On race day in Boston, amateur radio operators worked alongside the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency in providing real-time status updates regarding the developing situation and rescue efforts.
As you know, the Amateur Radio Parity Act would direct the Federal Communications Commission to amend their regulations to reasonably accommodate amateur operations. This legislation does not preempt homeowners’ association’s architectural guidelines or rules regarding amateur radio antennas. Additionally, antenna height, configuration, and aesthetics would continue to be subject to both municipal and homeowners’ association jurisdiction.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please feel free to contact me in the future with any additional questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Richard Blumenthal
United States Senate
Dear Mr. Savage,
Thank you for your message regarding S. 1685, the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015. I appreciate hearing from you. The Amateur Radio Parity Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator Roger Wicker on June 25, 2015. I support this initiative to accommodate amateur radio operations on the operators’ own property.
As you may know, the federal government allocates radio frequencies to a diverse array of users, from HAM radio operators to the U.S. military.
There are more than 700,000 radio amateurs licensed by the Federal Communications Commission in the United States. Currently, amateur radio operators are often denied the ability to install reasonable and necessary equipment at their own personal residencies due to regulations.
Radio amateurs often provide valuable services to their communities. By allowing licensed users to have their own antennas, they can assist in emergency communication and rescue efforts by working with public service agencies when main lines are down, in critical times such as natural disasters. Cases in which HAM operators have aided in rescue efforts when other communications have failed can be seen during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as well as in 2013, during the Boston Marathon bombing. On race day in Boston, amateur radio operators worked alongside the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency in providing real-time status updates regarding the developing situation and rescue efforts.
As you know, the Amateur Radio Parity Act would direct the Federal Communications Commission to amend their regulations to reasonably accommodate amateur operations. This legislation does not preempt homeowners’ association’s architectural guidelines or rules regarding amateur radio antennas. Additionally, antenna height, configuration, and aesthetics would continue to be subject to both municipal and homeowners’ association jurisdiction.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please feel free to contact me in the future with any additional questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Richard Blumenthal
United States Senate
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