Midwest Division members,

Hams have been happy to have the tools available in PRB-1 to combat
restrictive municipal government ordinances against antennas and
towers. We have wished for these protections to be extended to private
covenants, which PRB-1 did not speak to. In many urban areas it's
virtually impossible to find a home not subject to private restrictive
covenants.

Now HR 2160 has been introduced into the US House of Representatives.
In a two-step process this bill might well give us PRB-1 type
ammunition to use when trying to erect amateur antennas in covenant
communities.

Thanks to the division members who have already written their
congressional representative in support of this bill. For more
background check out
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/05/12/10818

Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar has sent the following
invitation. If you have interest in facilitating protection from
restrictive covenants this webinar will be of interest. Please consider
attending. And have a rewarding Field Day. -:- k0bj -:-

The Atlantic Division is sponsoring a webinar about HR 2160 for our
members on Thursday, June 25th at 8:00pm EDT. We have space for 1,000
people to listen and view this presentation.

Dave Sumner was gracious enough to offer his help in doing this
presentation.

You are welcome to invite your division members to join in with us.
There is no cost for attendees to listen/view this presentation. You
are also invited to register as well to attend.

Participants must register in order to listen/view the presentation and
all they need to do to register is to click on the URL:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/596535705

- Bill N3LLR

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ARRL Midwest Division
Director: Bruce Frahm, K0BJ

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