[Antennas] 40m mobile antenna e.r.p. compared

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Interesting advice... but I must remind you that everyone has the right to 
be wrong.  Those of us in the business world recognize the value of an 
"honest bluff" in the heat of competition...



Sincerely,

Dr. William J. Schmidt, II  K9HZ
Trustee of the North American QRO - Central Division Club - K9ZC

Email: bill at wjschmidt.com
WebPage: www.wjschmidt.com

"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee; that 
will do them in."  -- Bradley's Bromide


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "CBoone" <CBoone at earthlink.net>
To: <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 12:47 PM
Subject: RE: [Antennas] 40m mobile antenna e.r.p. compared


>I got a reply from Sam off the list...seems he did a big NONO and told the
> landlord FCC rules prohibits the landlord from preventing ham
> antennas.....WHOA!!! That in INCORRECT bigtime!!!...the FCC has NEVER
> overrode CC&Rs, leases, etc on ANY two way antenna, HAM, CB  or
> otherwise...The PRB-1 passed YEARS ago only works with govermental 
> agencies
> and only requires "reasonable" antennas be allowed...The OTAR ruling (Over
> The Air Receiving) which the FCC made a while back only concerns TV and
> small Sat Dish antennas....it does NOT apply (in fact NOTHING DOES!) to 
> ham,
> CB, etc antennas...
>
> FOLKS, PLEASE DO NOT MAKE SUCH FALSE statements to landlords, etc...it 
> just
> pisses them off and makes things worse for the next ham who may come
> along...EVEN an antenna on a patio is illegal under most leases....if you
> hide it, good luck...been there, done that in many years of leasing
> apts.....houses are sometimes easier but CC&Rs/DR (Deed Restrictions) 
> STILL
> apply to YOU as the person leasing; make sure you see a copy of them 
> before
> leasing!!!.....so if there are CC&R/DRs on no outside antennas, the only
> thing that overrides that is the OTAR ruling for TV antennas or 18in
> dishes...NOTHING else....
> Here is the FCC info on the OTAR ruling:
> http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/consumerdish.html
>
> SO don't go in like a bull in a china closet....and keep the story
> straight!!! Otherwise, you just shoot yourself in the foot.....and leave a
> bad taste in a landlord's mouth for hams.....
>
> Chris
> WB5ITT
>
>
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