[Elecraft] HOA Crap

[Dennis Moore]

FAA-licensed? I'd request a new letter with FCC-licensed.

Dennis NJ6G

On 6/28/2021 12:27, jerry wrote:
> All,
>
>   Just had to share this snippet from a recent letter I received from 
> my HOA:
>
> "Dear Homeowner:
>
>   Your architectural plans, to install a vertical antenna for
> Amateur Radio, approx 25 feet tall, mounted on existing pool solar 
> heating array, on a hill behind the house.  Used for FAA-licensed 
> amateur radio activities.  This antenna predates the formation of the 
> HOA [...].   Your plans have been approved...."
>
>    The secret?  The Board has the power to approve pretty much 
> anything, regardless of the CC&Rs.  And I'm on the Board.  I'm also on 
> the architecture commmittee.
>
>   When I moved here in 2011, there was no HOA.  But it was in the 
> deed.  When the HOA was formed, I ran for the Board, got elected ( not 
> much competition ), and made d*mn sure I was on the architecture 
> committee.
>
>              - Jerry KF6VB