[The Daily DX] 70cm is SAFE!!!

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Forwarded from Daily DX on Saturday morning - k2euh

---- "Bernie McClenny wrote: 
>  
> 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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