[Antennas] Help please !!

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:34:20 -0400

I read through the PRB M&O.  It does make mention of Part 97 and "Amateur"
(with a capital A) operators - but does occasionally spell it with a lower
case 'a'.  This seems like nothing more than a little inconsistency with the
document writer and NOT a reference other services..   I can't see any
mention of either Citizens Band or Part 95.. leading me - a mere mortal - to
believe that the federal PRB relates only to amateurs.

CB in the US is limited by the regs to contacts of no more than about 155
miles (250km?) and this would eliminate the need for any tall antenna
structures.  It's only the lack of enforcement that allows some US CB
operators to make worldwide contacts and boost their power illegally.  I
believe that Part 95 CB also has, in the US, limited antenna height in the
regs.

Your zoning folks have gone beyond the intent of the PRB M&O - but there's
nothing legally wrong with that.  CB operators should not be prohibited by
zoning from putting up antennas that meet the FCC regs for Part 95 27MHZ
operation.  However, local zoning just cannot trump federal regs and allow a
taller CB antenna structure than that allowed by the Part 95 CB regs.
That's what the "P" (pre-emption) in PRB is all about.

73, Frank

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Herschel McCullough" <[email protected]>
To: "Jerry Forwood" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Help please !!

> On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:45:10 -0500 "Herschel McCullough"
> <[email protected]> writes:
> > Well my reason for asking .. is my little burg of a city is re-doing
> > our
> > Antenna ordnance, and the city attorney has included Citizen banders
> > in the
> > same protective privileges accorded to Amateurs.. and frankly if
> > possible I
> > don't want to see the CBrs ride our coat tails..
> > if any of you are experiencing permitting difficulties with your
> > local
> > bozo's .. there was last month here in the great State of Texas one
> > hell of
> > a federal court ruling that damn near puts amateur operators on a
> > protected
> > species basis ..  the case really helps clear up PRB-1 and it;s
> > vagueness
> > toward height of antenna structures..  ..thanx for the read  mac/mc
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rick Roadrunner" <[email protected]>
> > To: "Herschel McCullough" <[email protected]>;
> > <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Antennas] Help please !!
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Does anyone know for sure one way or another if Citizen Banders
> > are
> > accorded
> > > the same rights or standing under PRB-1 that Amateurs are
> > accorded..
> > > mucho thanx  mac/mc
> > >

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