Yup, and I suspect ARRL expected that answer. However, before they could reasonably go to someone in Congress and seek introduction of similar pre-emption legislation for amateur antennas, they neede
On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:37:09 -0700 Stu Greene <wa2moe@firstinter.net> writes: K1VR: The subject of CC&R's is discussed intensively on pp. A1-A7 of "Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur, " published b
Don't underestimate the power of the amateur radio community. We have paid lobbyists and great legal counsel and actually DO have the attention of many Federal officials. Even if not every ham is an
K1VR: There is. It is called the Community Associations Institute. They are represented in Washington and routinely file comments. Though I do not agree with many of their positions, they must be ack
There is a very large and powerful National Association of Home Builders ... the housing industry trade association ... and any move to weaken CC&Rs would certainly run up against them. ____________
The real irony is the next door neighbor's lawnmower or leaf blower makes a heck of a lot more noise than any airplane.... Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net Quote: "Not within a thous
Author: rmoodyg@concentric.net (Richard M. Gillingham)
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2002 11:59:31 -0500
Ummm.... Maybe dumb like a fox. They (the FCC) won't take the heat if Congress does it, and repealing a law is lot's more difficult than reversing a report and order. Now, lets let ARRL get the ball
Maybe so, but people don't run their leaf blowers every 20 minutes of every day. Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club ___________________________
Ken, fellow tower talk members: When my XYL Cheryl (WY5H) and I bought our current QTH in 1992 we told the realtor we were using that we wanted a home in a neighborhood WITHOUT a neighborhood associa
Extract of ARLB056 The following is an extract of the above bulletin, reporting that the FCC refused to put CC&Rs under the shield of PRB 1 and stating, and A copy of the FCC's Memorandum Opinion and
After a look at the M.O.&O., I think it is pretty clear the FCC is ducking! They want the ARRL to take it to Congress; let those folks take the lobby heat from all the Homeowners Associations and oth
I'm not ready to concede that the ARRL's representation in DC, including its attorney, isn't as good as anyone else's. I think your first reading is correct -- they want ARRL to take it to Congress,
Pete, I think this case was a mistake. If the FCC can make statements which are factually incorrect, the case was presented in a manner which is troublesome. I do not know why evidence was not submit
Why have PRB-1 in the first place, if going mobile is all we need? There's something funny going on at the FCC. -- Steve K8LX AN Wireless Self Supporting Towers are now available! Windloading tables,
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:41:20 -0500
Here is the problem. 20 years ago just a few subdivisions had CC&R's and the biggest problem most hams had was with zoning laws that generally limited tower height to 35 feet or just a feet above roo
Come to think of it, isn't the reason the ARRL has really gone to bat on this topic (aside from the nuisance it poses), is because the FCC recently granted larger preemption on the part of certain sa
Hello All I have been following this thread and I read the newsletter from the ARRL. I don't think this is an issue for the ARRL or the FCC. After all if you choose to buy a house in an area that has
I, for one, totally agree with your position. I to live in an isolated rural area that would not have been my wife's first choice but she married a ham. After all these years she sees many more reaso
Author: rmoodyg@concentric.net (Richard M. Gillingham)
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 22:30:55 -0500
But it's okay for them to impose their's on us.... Somehow something's rotten here. It used to be that a man's home was his castle.. Now it's everybodys castle. Granted that I shouldn't be able to ha
It is hard to find urban or suburban property any more that doesn't have CCR's. When I moved to the Des Moines area from central Missouri a year ago, I told the real estate agent about my need for an