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> ARRL Letter Vol.20 #7
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> * Texas lawmaker exempts hams in amended tower proposal: As a result of
> intervention from the ARRL, Texas House of Representatives member Robert
>
> Cook has agreed to amend a proposed bill, HB 1148, aimed at regulating
> antenna construction, height, lighting and location, to include a new
> section that excludes Amateur Radio. The new section, 240.082.5
> EXCLUSIONS,
> is now worded to say: "Nothing herein shall be construed to regulate,
> nor
> shall it regulate, antennas, antenna support structures, devices or
> facilities, installed, maintained and used exclusively for Amateur Radio
>
> communications by Amateur Radio operators licensed by the Federal
> Communications Commission." ARRL assisted Rep Cook in wording the
> specific
> exemption. In a separate action, another proposal, Texas House Bill
> 1492,
> would require all towers taller than 50 feet to be painted and marked in
>
> accordance with aviation safety regulations. ARRL President Jim Haynie,
> W5JBP, has suggested that Texas amateurs contact the bill's sponsor,
> State
> Rep Rick Hardcastle, [log in to unmask], and voice
> objections
> to the bill in its present form.
>
> I believe one of the reasons the amendment was added was through the
> efforts of the ARRL
> Being a member of the ARRL is just not only receiving a magazine. But
> belonging to an organization the has your operating in it's best
> interest.
>