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

[KG4QDZ]

All good points, and a most excellent web site (although, including up
through Waco and DFW would be MOST EXCELLENT ;)

Perhaps I should reconsider.... I just think, with ARRL having volunteer
counsel (first visit is free), they could have ARRL listed RE agents, and
local clubs with members who KNOW could feed info up the chain as it were to
get some idea of the 'landscape'. It wouldn't be binding or such, but WOULD
let you know the trouble spots right off and where more looking might be
useful.

Thanks and 73,
Skip


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kharker at cs.utexas.edu>
To: "KG4QDZ" <kg4qdz at arrl.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Was: Antenna Stirs Static ..... ANTENNA RULES
SURVEY


> 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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> University of Texas at Austin                   Amateur Radio Callsign:
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