Write your Senator in support of HR 5361.

In rec.radio.amateur.dx Avery Hightower wrote:
Write your Senator in support of HR 5361.

NAVASSA (KP1) & DESECHEO (KP5)

The following is a summary of recent releases circulated by Carl Smith,
N4AA (Editor of QRZ-DX), Bernie McLenny, W3UR (Editor of The Daily DX) and
Michael Thomas, NA5U (Lone Star DX Association).

US Congressman Nick Rahall (Democrat of West Virginia), ranking member of
the U.S. House Committee on Resources, has agreed to sponsor a bill that in
effect would force the US Fish and Wildlife Service to allow occasional
DXpeditions to either Navassa and Desecheo. The FWS has heretofore turned
down every recent DXpedition effort to these places based on what the bill's
sponsors believe to be erroneous interpretation of the law governing
wildlife refuges. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Congressman Richard
Pombo (Republican of California), was introduced on 16 November as Bill # HR
5361.

This is the result of a group effort led by attorney Brad Farrell, K4RT and
Michael Thomas, NA5U. At least 30 other DXers and a number of DX groups are
assisting to move the legislative effort forward.

DXers all over the US are invited to contact their respective Congressmen as
soon as possible, and ask for their support of Bill # HR 5361. A sample
letter can be found at http://www.dailydx.com/int2E.DOC. You can find your
Congressman's name at http://www.house.gov/writerep/ and his snail mail
address at http://clerk.house.gov/members/index.html.

Brad Farrell, K4RT has also filed an appeal with a federal court, seeking
review of the agency's closure of the islands to amateur radio. Judicial
review will be prolonged and costly, and the Lone Star DX Association, the
primary DX organization associated with this effort, is helping raise needed
funds. As the host organization for the project, the LSDXA has donated
$500 to a fund it will administer to help pay for the costs of moving the
effort forward in Congress and in court. If you or your organization would
like to help, please send your donation to the Lone Star DX Association c/o
Jim Bass, K5KQI, 2709 Monarch Dr., Arlington, TX 76006. Mark your donation
for the "Navassa-Desecheo Project." News updates, additional information and
resources can be found at http://www.dxer.org/.

Peter Lemken
Berlin

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