ARRL Board Sets Legislative Agenda at 2011 Annual Meeting

摘要

The Board voted to adopt seven legislative objectives for the 1 12th Congress: * Expansion of the "reasonable accommodation" of Amateur Radio antennas to all forms of land use regulation. * Opposition to the reallocation of amateur spectrum. * Opposition to legislation that diminishes the rights of federal licensees in favor of unlicensed emitters. * Seeking recognition of the unique attributes of the Amateur Radio Service in any legislation addressing communications in emergencies, disasters and homeland security matters. * Supporting the legislative objectives of other radiocommunication services that require spectrum access and protection from interference for noncommercial purposes that benefit the public. * Opposition to distracted driving legislation that does not exempt two-way mobile transmitters operated by FCC licensees. * Supporting The FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act. The Board added the following sentence to the end: "Nominating petitions may be made by facsimile or electronic transmission of images, provided that upon request by the Membership & Volunteer Programs Manager the original documents are received by the Manager within seven days of the request."