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GENERATE SOME HEAT TO SPUR POLITICAL ACTION, DAYTON FORUM TOLD AMATEUR
RADIO LICENSEES NEED TO START TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODDING
POLITICIANS TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOT BUTTON ISSUES AFFECTING THE SERVICE,
ARRL HUDSON DIVISION DIRECTOR FRANK FALLON, N2FF, TOLD THE LEAGUES
GRASSROOTS LOBBYING FORUM MAY 20 AT DAYTON HAMVENTION.  FALLON SAID THAT
WHEN IT COMES TO CONGRESS, INDIVIDUAL RADIO AMATEURS CAN HELP SHAPE THEIR
OWN FUTURE.  POLITICAL LOBBYING IS SOMETHING PEOPLE DONT REALLY WANT TO
HEAR ABOUT, FALLON CONCEDED.  BUT POLITICS CONTROLS EVERYTHING WE GET.
FALLON USED THE BROADBAND OVER POWER LINE BPL PROCEEDING AS AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW POLITICS CAN OVERCOME LOGICAL, TECHNICAL ARGUMENT.  FALLON HEADS UP THE
LEAGUES NASCENT GRASSROOTS LOBBYING INITIATIVE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM GREAT
LAKES DIRECTOR JIM WEAVER, K8JE, AND NORTHERN NEW JERSEY ARRL SECTION
MANAGER BILL HUDZIK, W2UDT.  FALLON FOCUSED MANY OF HIS REMARKS ON THE NON
BINDING US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RESOLUTION, HRES 230, SPONSORED BY
ARKANSAS REP MIKE ROSS, WD5DVR.  THE RESOLUTION CALLS ON THE FCC TO
ANALYZE, RECONSIDER AND REVIEW THE BPL RULES IT ADOPTED LAST OCTOBER.
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