[amsat-bb] Fwd: [The Weekly DX] 70cm is SAFE!!!

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 From: bernie at dailydx.com
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Sent:  5/21/2011 3:16:20 P.M. GMT Standard Time
Subj: [The Weekly DX] 70cm is  SAFE!!!



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 19, 2011, Massapequa  Park, NY - A delegation of Amateur Radio operators
from the Long Island /  New York City area met this morning with Congressman
Peter T. King (R-NY)  to discuss his recent proposed legislation, HR 607, 
and
its impact on  Amateur Radio.

Congressman King said that he fully understands and  appreciates the
importance of Amateur Radio and the service it provides to  the community,
and that he would see to the modification of the bill so  that the 420 - 
440 MHz
band would be excluded from the spectrum to be  auctioned. The delegation 
included
Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, ARRL Section  Manager for New York City / Long Island 
(NLI),
Peter Portanova, WB2OQQ, NLI  Local Government Liaison (LGL), George Tranos,
N2GA, NLI State Government  Liaison (SGL), and Jim Mezey, W2KFV, NLI ARES
Section Emergency Coordinator  (SEC).

"The Congressman went on to explain that it was never his  intention to 
remove
the 70 centimeter band from Amateur use. He further  asked us to `get the 
word
out' and inform the Amateur Radio community that  70 centimeters is not in 
jeopardy,"
said Lisenco.

Lisenco, Mezey and  Tranos spoke about the importance of Amateur Radio 
emergency
communications  while Portanova, who is also the local AMSAT 
representative,  addressed
satellite and other amateur use of the 70 centimeter  band.

The Congressman was very receptive to the group, who also  extended an 
invitation to
attend Field Day locations in his  District.


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