I have an advance copy of Fred's book and it is terrific! I use it all the time to advise hams on zoning and other legal issues as an ARRL Volunteer Counsel. Dale. K4ROZ Dale M. Schwartz & Asso., Sui
It doesn't matter. The Calif. Supreme Court let stand without hearing the appeal, the Palmdale ruling that a dinky VHF antenna is sufficient for the enjoyment of ham radio. If that rolls on we're all
[ ... ] As a resident of 5-land, it shouldn't matter to you! The decision doesn't matter outside the California border. -- Charles M. Coldwell, W1CMC "Turn on, log in, tune out" Belmont, Massachusett
Hi Charles. Do you REALLY believe that? If California can get away with it, why not Oregon? 73 Tom W7WHY As a resident of 5-land, it shouldn't matter to you! The decision doesn't matter outside the C
It does matter to everyone. Courts and lawyers get information from everywhere. Many years ago the ARRL was nice enough to send copies of court findings from six states that had a direct effect on my
I disagree with Charles when he says that Robb, as a "5 lander" should not be concerned about a court decision in California. If for nothing else Robb should stand with all hams in the spirit of soli
Which shows that like most of the public they are completely clueless about technical issues. California pretty much has their own way of doing things. I believe the CA supreme court which is the mos
You are probably thinking of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in S.F.; not the Cal. Supreme Court. How do you overrule a state supreme court? What if the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't decide to hear the
Which reflector would that be? I'm not aware of any active ones. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tower
I really believe that decisions of the California courts only have the force of law in California. However, I don't mean hams outside of California should be indifferent (although that is the most st
Well, apparently the courts in California ignored many interpretations of PRB-1 from other states' courts that came to the opposite conclusion. -- Charles M. Coldwell, W1CMC "Turn on, log in, tune ou
I hope you're not referring to Marchand v. Hudson (the NH Supreme Court decision that protects hams). Currently the only NH case law is Marchand. That case was my case and I have three 90 foot R-45 t
A state supreme court can be overruled by any federal court. In this case, the state laws didn't provide reasonable accommodation. As to what is reasonable, there is some precedent that a VHF only an
Correct, but other jurisdictions take notice although they're not bound. Because there's no opinion, there's nothing of which to take notice. Jerry - K0TV I really believe that decisions of the Calif
Jerry, thanks for clarifiying. 73 Rob K5UJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists