[TowerTalk] City attempts to shut down ham radio .... !!

[Jim Miller KG0KP]

This kind of stuff needs to (also?) be on the Ham-Law reflector -

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73, de Jim KG0KP


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave LaBat" <labatd at ca.rr.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] City attempts to shut down ham radio .... !!


> Ok, their presentation is a little "different" but perhaps the esteemed
> members of this list would like to read the city of Palmdale's proposal 
> that
> is going before the city council tonight. The recommendation and
> justification is at
> http://www.cityofpalmdale.org/city_hall/Planning/2009-07/AMeeting/spl70978h.pdf
> it is more than a little scary. The contention of the city council is that
> the city may have lost in court, but the court told us how we can make it
> unreasonable for any radio amateur to have any antennas that are effective
> and we can do it legally, so we will.
>
> If I read the proposal correctly to have a tower than is no more than 25
> feet higher than an existing structure you must get all your neighbors
> signatures saying they have no objection, you must justify why you need 
> THAT
> MUCH height, you must tell the city how much power you will use (???) and
> the city can hire a "consultant" to determine if your justification is
> reasonable..... at YOUR expense. Want to guess how much putting in 5
> sections of 25G just went up to in the city of Palmdale, if you can do it
> all?
>
> I understand why they are excited.
>
> Dave NT6AA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <kq6i at arrl.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 9:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] City attempts to shut down ham radio .... !!
>
>
>> Titled "Antenna Envy".
>>
>> rgrds
>> Craig
>> kq6i
>> Peace, long-life, and gud DX!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: N7mal [mailto:n7mal at citlink.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 9:52 AM
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] City attempts to shut down ham radio .... !!
>>
>> Didn't I see those 2 in a porn flick....   :-)
>>
>> MAL
>> N7MAL
>> BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
>> http://www.n7mal.com
>> Everyone in the world is
>> entitled to be burdened
>> by my opinion
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Pete Smith
>> To: D.G.
>> Cc: wosborne44 at gmail.com ; TOWERTALK at contesting.com ; john at kk9a.com
>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:33
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] City attempts to shut down ham radio .... !!
>>
>>
>> This guy again?  He must think we've forgotten the last round.
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/8/2009 8:57 PM, D.G. wrote:
>>> City attempts to shut down ham radio .... !!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d5B9UPw_10
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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