[VHFcontesting] Supporting the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014

[Peter Laws]

On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Marshall-K5QE <k5qe at k5qe.com> wrote:
> Hello to all Amateur Radio Operators.....I just called my congressman in
> support of the "Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014" which is HR 4969.  Every
> radio operator should do the same.  Tell them that the public expects us to
> "save their bacon" when the "big ones" happen, but the HOA Nazis want to do
> everything possible to prevent us from having the means to do so.  All this
> new bill would do is to extend PRB-1 to the CC&Rs.
>
> This does not mean that you could suddenly put up a 200ft tower....it just
> means that reasonable antennas cannot be banned by these private entities.

I am fortunate to live in a subdivision where the HOA was long ago dissolved.

Please note that "these private entities" don't just show up and make
rules; they enforce rules that were in the deed covenants the property
owner agreed to when the property was purchased.

There is no link to the actual legislation, but if this bill has
language in it that would direct the federal government to void part
of a private legal contract between two parties, then I don't see it
passing.  Going forward, maybe, but even that's a stretch.



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