[GreenKeys] ARRL Request to Contact Your US Senators Supporting S 1534 - the Amateur Radio Parity Act

[Bob kb8tq]

HI

Ok, so what do you do when 100% of the houses for sale within a 3:1 price range 
all have the same *identical* covenants? Yes, you could spend $1M when you were
shopping for a $300K home. That alternative is not available to all of us ….

Bob

> On Jul 26, 2017, at 8:06 PM, Jeffrey Angus <jdangus at att.net> wrote:
> 
> On 7/26/17 5:01 PM, Jack wrote:
>> The ARRL has been trying for years to get the government to support
>> less-stringent rules about Ham antennas in areas where “covenants
>> and restrictions” limit, or completely prohibit, antennas. 
> And now, for a probably unpopular opposing view point.
> 
> I've heard all sorts of excuse about why one would chose to live in a HOA
> or CC&R controlled house. But the bottom line is that these restrictions are
> there for a reason. "Keep 'those people' out of here." And the reason you
> want to live there is you don't want "those people" for neighbors.
> "Those people" are, pick your poison, minorities, gypsies, white trash etc.
> I have news for you, as amateur radio people, we are also "those people."
> 
> Online forums and QST, the "official journal of the ARRL" have for the past
> 20 years or so consistently published articles on how you can circumvent
> the contract you knowingly signed and erect some sort of stealth antenna.
> Bird houses and flag poles are two of the more popular ones.
> 
> Of course, never one to let a good tragedy go to waste, the big excuse now
> is "emergency" communications. Despite that 95% of hams have nothing to
> do with ARES or RACES and 95% of "emergency" communications take part 
> on VHF and UHF frequencies, this whole thing is about being allowed HF
> antennas. An overwhelming portion of the United States does NOT have HOA
> and CC&R issues. Let them deal with the 1/4% of HF "emergency" traffic and
> stop acting like you're the only one in existence and have to have that  radio
> version of the dead pickup truck on blocks in your driveway.
> 
> Jeff
> Licensed since 1968.
> 
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