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Re:Bill Introduced to Replace HF Symbol Rate Limit with Band... by hakfoo on Saturday December 24, 2022 @01:02PM (#34119287)
I feel like they would almost have to be a "lobby for their lives" organization.

I'm sure Congress is constantly under assault from commercial outfits who covet spectrum that's "just being used by a bunch of boring 90-year-old hams". Being able to maintain the status quo against rich and politically powerful telecom lobbies is an impressive feat.

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Re:Bill Introduced to Replace HF Symbol Rate Limit with Band... by Overtonwindow on Saturday December 24, 2022 @01:47PM (#34119802)
It's not so much what they are lobbying on it's what they are able to accomplish. The ARRL has not accomplished meaningful legislation early in decades.

Maybe I am making progress, they appear to have fired their lobbyist after years of not achieving any goal

https://disclosurespreview.house.gov/ld/ldxmlrelease/2021/2T...

You can search for the publicly available lobbying disclosure reports that every lobbyist is required to file.

Don't take my word for it: Add up the amount of money that the lobbyist is claiming that the ARRL is paying them each year. Then compare that to their 990. The numbers don't match.

Why?

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