The ham radio towers item has been removed from the June 2 Glendale Plan/Zoning Commission mtg. At 04:13 PM 5/25/2011, Eric Cope wrote: >I've heard they are organizing with the ARRL. If >interested in getting involved, I can forward >your contact info to the MCECG (Maricopa County >Emergency Communications Group) who is plugged into the effort... > >Eric > >Who is surprised that Glendale of all >local municipalities is starting this? > >On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Lyle Tuttle ><l.tuttle@cox.net> wrote: >If I recall correctly, several of the members on >this board a ham radio operators. > >If so, you might be interested in this info passed to me by a friend: >=================================== >I'm working with some ham radio operators who >are very upset with proposed changes supported >by The Glendale mayor and another Glendale >official that will tie the hands of ham radio >operators within the city of Glendale. The April >2010 staff report says these new regs aren't necessary. > >However, someone has gotten new regs onto the >June 2 city council agenda that Glendale ham >operators must have specified retractable >antennas that the guys can't even find on the marketplace. > >I fully understand why people don't want an ugly >75' or more tower in their neighbors backyard >even tho my neighbors had them in N. Phx and >never offended me. I was always glad they were there.  > >People needs to realize that when disaster >strikes and communications systems ( phones, >computers, electric, etc) go down, it is the ham >operators that provide the emergency >communications. I’ve also been with Kent on >several cross country trips when those guys are >communicating emergency messages, i.e. tornado & >flood alerts, highway accidents etc to >authorities where cell phones or CB’s don't work. > >If this Glendale idea spreads across Maricopa >County, we are in deep CENSORED if terrorists >knock out our normal communications systems. >Take a look at the Midwest the past 2 days when >communications systems were temporarily down >after those tornadoes whipped out communities. >It was the ham radio operators that filled that >gap, but few people even know it. > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - >PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss