@ai6yr I've noticed that in my area too. Tons of igates. Very few RF digipeters.

Reminds me of this reddit post
https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1ex1gyt/six_hours_worth_of_aprs_in_the_third_largest_city/

@W6KME @chiefgyk3d

Ahh okay.
I appreciate the context.

I guess I was thinking of this like any other bill. Write your reps. They tally up the names and vote accordingly (I naively assume).

For example, I would hope a list of 100 names (including laymen saying "I support radio amaturs") would have more impact than a list of 20 grumpy hams.

I've encouraged family & friends to write too . But it's hard to get people to be active in anything that's more than a few clicks.

@W6KME @chiefgyk3d

"public support is needed"
ARRL proceeds to link to a website with a canned response for liscensed amateur radio operators only.

I understand the intention to supply a list of letters from operators. But this is simply a numbers game. We need all the people we can get - not just liscensed amateurs.

Its a good start at least.

@jeromyokc congrats! Hopefully it holds up. It seems like a nice little Swiss army knife radio, but I've read some mixed reviews.

I agree about discord. In my experience, it's nice for RTC in small groups but scales poorly. I much prefer forums and blogs for their longevity, archiving and indexability.