From: Carmine Prestia <carmine.prestia@...>
Date: February 23, 2025 at 8:41:36?PM EST
To: "[email protected] Group Moderators" <[email protected]>
Subject: "Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025"

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Centre County Amateur Radio Operators:

Recently at the Nittany Club and Philipsburg Club meetings I spoke about the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness?Act of 2025 that has been, or will be, reintroduced in the United States Congress.

This act, if it becomes law, will prohibit homeowners' associations from unreasonably limiting the ability of licensed amateur radio operators from putting up antennas for their stations.? As we all know these restrictions have often limited amateur radio operators from establishing or operating stations if they live in a HOA controlled area.

This looks like a good bill and we should support it by contacting our congressional representatives.? To that end I have placed a post on my website that explains this more and linked to two documents provided by Elden Wood, KF0JZM, that provide very good guidance for making these contacts.? You can find the information here:

You may not live in an HOA now but you might in the future so supporting this effort is good for all of us, including those hams now restricted by HOAs.

Thank you.

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Carmine W. Prestia, Jr., K3CWP

Alpha Fire Company

Firemen's Relief Association of State College

Senior Magisterial District Judge

State College, PA

(he/him/his)