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Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Operators - SB 37 Will Ban Mobile Radio Use
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• Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Operators - SB 37 Will Ban Mobile Radio Use
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The Pennsylvania General Assembly has been working on banning hand held cell phone use (the discussion of which is off topic for here under rule 10) via Senate Bill 37. It was passed in the PA Senate, and then went to the PA House. There some amendments were added, including one striking the exception to allow Amateur Radio Use:

a mobile or handheld radio being used by a person with an amateur radio station license issued by the Federal Communications Commission

This passed the State House April 9th, and was then sent back to the State Senate for reconsideration due to the text changes.

If this passes the State Senate and is signed by the PA Governor, this means mobile amateur radio use will be illegal unless used via handsfree (which only very new radios have).

I learned about this late, and contacted my State Rep asking why - his staff just said we are covered under the "emergency use" exception, which doesn't make sense since that would only be valid during an actual emergency.

I then phoned my State Senator and expressed my opposition and hope she will get that language back in.