[net.ham-radio] arrl bulletin nr 108

rjr@mgweed.UUCP (Bob Roehrig) (12/04/84)

qst de k9eui
hr arrl bulletin nr 108  from arrl headquarters
newington ct  november 29, 1984
to all radio amateurs  bt

the city of newport news, virginia, has filed comments with fcc
in  support of prb 1, the leagues request for preemptive relief
from local antenna  zoning  ordinances.   the  city  cites  the
emergency  communication  support it has received from amateurs
and states that while  the  city  can  control  its  own  local
zoning,  it  has no control over other jurisdictions with which
its radio operators might have to communicate in  an  emergency
situation.   the  city  concludes  by  asking the commission to
issue  a  declaratory  ruling  prohibiting  state   and   local
restrictions  on  federally  licensed  radio facilities, except
where clearly necessary to protect the health and safety of the
local citizenry  ar