[TowerTalk] TOWER LIGHTS

W0MU Mike Fatchett w0mu at w0mu.com
Sat Jun 5 02:24:46 EDT 2021


I was curious if it was the local gov't wanting lights or the licensing 
authority.  I also wonder if it is the locals if they understand what is 
going up and it is not commercial.

It is probably easier to just toss some lights on it and be done with it.

On 6/4/2021 11:46 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Jim has good advice, as usual. K4XS purchased property in Belize for 
> the purpose of contesting and he should definitely not rock the boat. 
> Put up lights to make the authority happy and enjoy the hobby, if they 
> should rust and fall off later probably no one will care.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> Jim Lux wrote:
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> It's the Authority Having Jurisdiction thing - The code might say X, but
> the guy or gal with the pen in their hand makes the decision.
>
> As for challenging the AHJ - that's very situationally dependent. You
> don't want to win the battle and lose the war.  The standard joke is
> that a police officer can find at least 3 things to cite you for,
> driving a brand new vehicle (with license and tags) on the open road.
> Whether or not that's true - beating the AHJ (or HOA board or...) once
> might lead to a succession of future questions and the net might be more
> time consuming than just doing it.
>
> It's sort of like in business - Sometimes it's easier to do the stupid
> thing in the requirements than to spend the time and effort on a
> waiver.  If the AHJ says, I'd like an owl on top with a green beak, you
> paint the beak of the thing green, install it, and be done.
>
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