In the August issue of "Broadcast Engineering" there are several
interesting articles on TV receive antenna placement. The gist of the
articles are that newer HDTV signals won't be on cable for a while, and
that all tests on HDTV systems assume an OUTDOOR antenna for receive.
The "experts" seem to feel that indoor antennas will be totally
unacceptable in the digital world.
Articles:
"What's wrong with an antenna on your roof?" (page 14),
"Your legal right to mount an antenna." (page 28)
plus references to the following link:
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/WWW/meadeks.txt
which describes an FCC action in Kansas overturning a city's requirement
for a TV antenna user to get a permit and pay a $5 fee.
IMHO, armed with this information, FCC rules section 1.4, and a good
brain, most hams could put up any sort of "TV receive antenna" on the
roof these days without a permit. After all, that new-fangled HDTV stuff
requires the darndest looking antennas, you know! Some even look like a
C3 or a KT34!
BTW, a local person in my community recently actually applied for
permission to put up a six and two meter interlaced horizontal yagi on
his roof and an HF dipole. He went to our Community Services District
"Design Review Committee" for approval, citing over 50 TV antennas in his
neighborhood with CC&R's stating "no outdoor antennas allowed". He
actually prevailed in his quest, even asking for permission to install a
"ham antenna". So, get out there and help your neighbors put up those
big masts with BIG TV antennas (with good coax and TVI filters) and
strike a blow for freedom!
73, Jim N6IG
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