‰ NOW 35 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2015 QST PAGE 83‰ GIVEN THE NECESSITY OF UNRESTRICTED MOBILE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN ORDER FOR THE BENEFITS OF AMATEUR RADIO TO THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE TO BE REALIZED, ARRL URGES STATE AND MUNICIPAL LEGISLATORS CONSIDERING RESTRICTIONS ON MOBILE CELLULAR TELEPHONE OPERATION AND MOBILE TEXT MESSAGING TO NARROWLY DEFINE THE CLASS OF DEVICES INCLUDED IN THE REGULATION, SO THAT THE CLASS INCLUDES ONLY FULL DUPLEX WIRELESS TELEPHONES AND RELATED HAND HELD OR PORTABLE EQUIPMENT, THE LEAGUE POLICY RECOMMENDS. THE ARRL POLICY SUGGESTS STATUTORY LANGUAGE FOR STATE AND LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE CODES THAT DEFINES A PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AS ONE THROUGH WHICH COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICES, UNLICENSED WIRELESS SERVICES, AND COMMON CARRIER WIRELESS EXCHANGE ACCESS SERVICES ARE TRANSMITTED. THIS WORDING SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDES TWO WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS THAT USED IN THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. FOR STATES OR LOCALITIES CONSIDERING BANNING ALL BUT HANDS FREE CELL PHONE USE, THE ARRL RECOMMENDED WORDING THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE USE OF A PERSONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE IN ANY MANNER WHILE DRIVING, UNLESS THE MOTORIST IS USING HANDS FREE CAPABILITY. ARRL CEO DAVID SUMNER, K1ZZ, ADDRESSED THE ISSUE IN HIS IT SEEMS TO US EDITORIAL, DISTRACTED DRIVING LEGISLATION PROCEED WITH CAUTION, PUBLISHED IN THE NOVEMBER 2013 ISSUE OF QST. IN OTHER MATTERS, A PROPOSAL ‰ END OF 35 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ