rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (01/23/85)
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information from arrl letter
northeastern illinois emergency net
1200 noon cst tue jan 22 1985
------ senate resolution 36 needs you ------
on january 3 1985 senator barry goldwater ,k7uga, introduced
two resolutions. one of them ,s res 36, if adopted, will
declare the sense of the u.s. senate that the fcc should affirm
that state and local regulations must not unreasonably restrict
communications from amateur radio stations. the other
resolution pertains to the rights of citizens to erect and
maintain television receive only ,tvro, satellite dishes. the
amateur radio resolution will send a clear message to the fcc
that favorable action on prb-1 ,the league's request for
federal preemption of restrictive local antenna ordinances,
would meet with the approval of the u.s. senate. your support,
and the support of your senators, is needed to ensure its
adoption.
the resolution reads: resolution - to express the sense of the
senate relative to unduly restrictive state and local
regulation of amateur radio antennas.
resolved, that it is the sense of the senate that, consistent
with the policy of the united states to recognize and enhance
the value of the amateur radio service as a voluntary
noncommercial communication service which provides public
service and emergency communications, the federal
communications commission should affirm that state and local
regulatory authority, including, but not limited to, zoning,
public safety or health authority, and authority to grant a
license or permit, must be exercised so that it does not,
1, discriminate unreasonably among amateur radio antennas
and other types of home communications and,or
antennas, or reception
2, have the effect of prohibiting or frustrating the
transmission or reception of amateur radio
communications by federally licensed amateur radio
stations,
except as may be necessary to carrying out a clearly
articulated and affirmatively expressed compelling governmental
interest related to the health and safety of the community.
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