[TowerTalk] Was: Antenna Stirs Static ..... ANTENNA RULES SURVEY

[Kenneth E. Harker]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 04:59:06PM -0400, KG4QDZ wrote:
> 
> Anyway, would there be interest in compiling a list of areas KNOWN to be
> good for hams to share and/or create a web site on? I would be willing to
> collect the input and put something up if there's interest. Nothing funny
> like "in the middle of the desert", etc., just real experience with real
> rules and personal knowledge. I think a listing of knowledgeable real estate
> agents would be good too. READ TO THE END FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON EMAIL.

So, I did something like this for the Central Texas area:

http://www.ctdxcc.org/localregs/

This is a LOT more work than it looks.  Municipalities can publish their 
ordinances in any number of formats: HTML, PDF, MS Word, etc.  Many cities
in our area do not even have city web sites, or if they do, they don't
have complete ordinances online.

And local regulations change frequently.
 
> How about:
> - City/town/area
> - rating (1=no rules, no permits / 2=permit req., but almost anything goes /
> 3=permits or rules, but accomodates with min. hassle / 4=must go before
> board or get neighbor approval or other iffy condition / 5=no way)

An interesting idea - but very subjective.  Who's going to read through 
thousands of pages of rules and regulations and then make a 1-5 rating?
Who's to say that submitted ratings from unqualified parties are objective?
My guess is that if you just ask for submissions, almost nobody who submits 
something is going to be a lawyer, and very few are going to have actually 
read the ordinances - they'll think they know what they say from what they've
heard third-hand at a radio club meeting.

> - your call
> - real estate persons who are hams or are familiar with our needs
> - real estate contact info (phone, email, etc)
> - Areas and ratings for places (specifics) you have heard about but have not
> dealt directly (if someone is looking for a "1" and you know of a place that
> is at least a "4", probably a "5", the rating details won't matter much -
> it's out)
> 
> Let me know what you think. USE "ANTENNA RULES SURVEY" IN THE SUBJECT LINE
> and send it to kg4qdz at arrl.net and I will see what we get.
> 
> And comments on the idea to me or the list are fine (but I'll use a 'rule'
> to automatically pull out the survey input, so send the data there.
> 
> 73, Skip
> 
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