This morning I received an email from ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN,
requesting an urgent response from ARRL members whose Senators are
about to decide the fate of S-1685. Excerpts from Kay's message
follow:

"We have good reason to think that S. 1685 may be scheduled for
mark-up in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation as early as next week. Mark-up is an extremely
important step in the bill's progress through the Senate. TKG is
taking action on the Hill to support Senator Wicker's efforts on
behalf of the bill. Every committee member's office has been
contacted and has been sent the link to our video debunking
opponents' misrepresentations. TKG will meet with the committee
staff this week. Any letters to members of the committee that
are now at TKG will be delivered in advance of the mark-up."

"We learned this morning that CAI has asked their members to contact
Senators on the committee to communicate what can only be called
bald-faced lies about the legislation. They are the same lies
addressed in our video. However, we will not rest on what has
already been done."

"We need a blast of support for the bill to these Senators (committee
members) now. Please contact your Senator(s) today by telephone or
e-mail with the following simple message:

"I'm a constituent and an amateur radio operator. I am calling to
urge Senator [BLANK] to support S. 1685, the Amateur Radio Parity
Act, when it comes up for a vote in committee on November 18th.
Thank you."

Here is the list of Senators on the committee whom you should contact
immediately asking their support of S.1685:

KANSAS (7,280 Licensed Hams)
Sen. Jerry Moran
Phone: (202) 224-6521

MISSOURI (14,800 Licensed Hams)
Sen. Roy Blunt
Phone: (202) 224-5721

Sen. Claire McCaskill
Phone: (202) 224-6154

NEBRASKA (3,791 Licensed Hams)
Sen. Deb Fischer
Phone: (202) 224-6551

The committee's web page at
http://www.commerce.senate.gov/publi...mmitteemembers
has a link to each committee member's own web site. There you
will see a link that may be titled "Contact" or "Connect" which leads
to local office phone numbers and an e-mail template.

Thanks and 73's,

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ARRL Midwest Division
Director: Roderick K Blocksome, K0DAS

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