[Elecraft] ridge vent as antenna?

[Phil Kane]

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:41:47 -0500, Dan Barker wrote:

>Reread your CC&Rs. Maybe they do allow TV antennas.

  Federal law pre-empts CC&R provisions or HOA regulations that
  proscribe TV or satellite-dish antennas only when they are being used
  as described below.

>You probably have
>neighboors who use Satellite for TV. Just say you have HDTV and run a UHF
>Yagi up a pole. Tell them it's for HD, but insulate the bottom. Instant
>top-hat vertical!

  Lying to the HOA is a sure-fire way to get into lots of legal hot
  water!!

  The OTARD pre-emption is very specific -- it's for TV or video
  reception of broadcast-type signals only -- not even for reception
  of FM signals, and the prohibition of use for reception or transmission
  for other services was very clearly discissed in the Order that
  established the pre-emption.
>
>YMMV, but how can they say no TV? That's un-American<g>.

  But if you get in their face, and they really want to push the
  issue, they can hire some of my retired-spook colleagues to prove
  that it's being used for non-preempted purposes (like rf being
  transmitted from the mast or the antenna), and then what leg
  do you have to stand on without pre-emption protection?  No
  reputable lawyer will defend you.

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   73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
   ARRL Volunteer Counsel
   (I used to do this full-time)