[VHFcontesting] CC&R effect on ham radio

[Mike (KA5CVH) Urich]

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:57 AM, frank bechdoldt <k3uhf at hotmail.com> wrote:

HOA's can't stop me from buying if I'm German, but they can if I have
an antenna.  There is a major difference here than having rules of
where you put your RV or trash cans. Hoa's limit owners freedom of
expression and if you took it to the Nth degree where everyone has a
HOA, then everyone looses their freedom of expression.

Mike wrote

First you can't buy a nice home anywhere near Houston in a nice
neighborhood and have an outdoor antenna thanks to HOA's.  You can
protest all you want but they will still manage to sell the house you
want to a non ham who doesn't care they can't put up an antenna.
Personally IMHO its not the direct fault of the HOA's but people in
general who want to stuff their beliefs and preferences down everyone
elses throat.

Overall do I think HOA's are necessary?  Yes
Do they have too much power?  Yes

As hams I think it our responsibility to change the prejudices of
people who don't like antennas, and maybe we need to be a little more
modest in the looks of our structures.


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