[BARC-List] Taking Issue with Ham Radio

[Dan Malloy]

Good point.  Not long ago, the FCC made it clear that outdoor antennas for 
TV and satellite were protected and only the feds could regulate such 
installations.  Thus, landlords, hoeowner associations, and condo-nazis 
could not tell a resident who did not wish to pay exhorbitant cable fees: 
"If you don't like it, move!"  Hams should be on an equal footing with 
DishNetwork, and most of us who do live in such a place are willing to 
compromise- give up the 50' tower and stacked tribander for a few wire 
dipoles to maintain peace with our neighbours- but even a simple wire is 
precluded in many places where Maoist conformity is enforced with an iron 
fist.
DE Dan, KA1RDZ

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Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [BARC-List] Taking Issue with Ham Radio


> Hi Eric -
>
> Thanks for asking the club members about our concerns.
>
> My biggest concern is CC&R, the antenna restrictions placed on ham
> operators, like me, who live in condos.  While broadcast, satellite TV 
> and wireless
> Internet antennas have Federal preemptions, ham radio antennas are 
> specifically
> not included.  Given the ongoing and well-received public  service 
> activity
> by ham radio operators, perhaps the timing is  right to vote on including 
> ham
> radio antennas in the FCC's list:
>
> Preemption of Restrictions on Placement of Direct Broadcast Satellite,
> Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service, and Television Broadcast 
> Antennas
>
> _http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html_
> (http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html)
>
> I hope the ARRL would actively lobby to put ham radio accessibility on 
> equal
> footing with commercial providers.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bill Ohm, W1OHM
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