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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>All good Steve. Things can change quickly so based on Gary’s latest information it’s worth checking further to see. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Steven Schultz <steven.schultz.m@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 7, 2019 9:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tom Walsh <k1tw@comcast.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Gary's Ice Cream <gary@garysicecream.com>; bars@w1hh.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bars] Mass Hands Free Legislation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Tom,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Will check it out as you have said.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry if I caused unnecessary concern.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Steve<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>AC1EX<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 7:47 PM Tom Walsh <<a href="mailto:k1tw@comcast.net">k1tw@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks Gary. Will look into it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-right-width:initial;border-bottom-width:initial;border-left-width:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> Gary's Ice Cream <<a href="mailto:gary@garysicecream.com" target="_blank">gary@garysicecream.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 7, 2019 7:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Tom Walsh' <<a href="mailto:k1tw@comcast.net" target="_blank">k1tw@comcast.net</a>>; 'Steven Schultz' <<a href="mailto:steven.schultz.m@gmail.com" target="_blank">steven.schultz.m@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bars] Mass Hands Free Legislation<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>According to Senator Dave Nangle ONLY police, fire and ambulance are exempt.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Gary F.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Gary’s Ice Cream – Chelmsford Creamery, Inc. Chelmsford, MA <a href="http://garysicecream.com" target="_blank">garysicecream.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Ice Cream College – classes in Massachusetts and Florida <a href="http://icecreamcollege.com" target="_blank">icecreamcollege.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-right-width:initial;border-bottom-width:initial;border-left-width:initial;border-right-color:initial;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-color:initial'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> bars <<a href="mailto:bars-bounces@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars-bounces@w1hh.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Walsh<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 7, 2019 6:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Steven Schultz' <<a href="mailto:steven.schultz.m@gmail.com" target="_blank">steven.schultz.m@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bars] Mass Hands Free Legislation<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi Steve,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>You did not miss it because I have not put out a call for action on this. The ARRL section staff have been following this and are also in touch with ARRL Headquarters. My information, at present, is amateur radio mobile operations are not affected.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I believe I stated in answer to a question on how folks would be notified if and when any action might be necessary a request would appear on the Eastern Massachusetts ARRL web site. So I recommend checking <<a href="https://ema.arrl.org/" target="_blank">https://ema.arrl.org/</a>> to see if anything changes. You can also search for any news there. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>73,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Tom K1TW<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> bars <<a href="mailto:bars-bounces@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars-bounces@w1hh.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steven Schultz<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 7, 2019 2:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [bars] Mass Hands Free Legislation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Tom Walsh, K1TW, was supposed to tell us more about when to get active on this legislation. As far as I know it is coming up in Mass legislature this coming week.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Any news or did I miss it?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Steve Schultz<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>AC1EX<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>