Members of the ARRL board
of directors' Legislative Advocacy Committee are working on the wording of a
new bill to give amateurs greater antenna rights in communities subject to
private land-use restrictions. This would be the successor to the Amateur Radio
Parity Act, which did not see final action in Congress amid complaints from
many hams that it offered too little protection and might actually make some
antenna installations more difficult than the already are. The ARRL Letter reports that committee
members have met several times with members of Congress and their staffs as
they work on drafting the new bill.
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Friday, December 13, 2019
ARRL Committee Drafting New Antenna Bill
Members of the ARRL board
of directors' Legislative Advocacy Committee are working on the wording of a
new bill to give amateurs greater antenna rights in communities subject to
private land-use restrictions. This would be the successor to the Amateur Radio
Parity Act, which did not see final action in Congress amid complaints from
many hams that it offered too little protection and might actually make some
antenna installations more difficult than the already are. The ARRL Letter reports that committee
members have met several times with members of Congress and their staffs as
they work on drafting the new bill.