[HIham] Re: [hamradiohawaii] More on fighting CCR restrictions at the Federal level

[Ron Hashiro]

ah6wx wrote:

> I did a Google search on the subject and uncovered some interesting
> information. The ARRL national board has, as of Jan. 26 this year
> adopted a goal to seek "legislation to extend the regulation
> for 'reasonable accomodation' of amateur radio stations to all forms
> of land use regulations." And not to worry they are also intending to
> dilligently pursue the BPL issue. I am glad that ARRL has seen the
> light. Hopefully there will be suggested letters to send our
> Congresspersons on the new ARRL goal soon.
>
> There is also a national group of hams that is specifically working
> for sensible antenna regulations. This group is Hams for Action. Their
> site is www.hamsforaction.net. There is also information about this
> group accessible from eham.net.
>
> Aloha, Vic, AH6WX
>













What ARRL has been leveraging over the past few years includes:

1)  A "reasonable accomodation" approach, rather than a blanket
overturning of the CC&Rs.  This middle of the road approach has
a better chance of getting traction.  ARRL's been working this at the
staff and field level for years.  The difference now is the Board has
articulated it at the Board level.

2)  Leveraging the Emergency Comunications aspect, especially
since 1999 and more so after 2001 and Katrina in Sept 2005.
The ARRL ARECC (Amateur Radio Emergency Comm Course)
debuted in December 2000 -- well ahead of that dark 9/11 day.

3)  We are gaining more favorable mind share in the minds of the
officials.  But, at this point, not yet enough to tip the scales.

4)  I'm sure ARRL will hear constructive ideas on how to better
define the legislative proposal in such a way as to be embraced
by our officials.  In one county, a group was able to define it and
get it passed as "no more restrictive antenna conditions in
brand new CC&R's".  This is the kind of idea, and promotional
action that will get the CC&R aspects addressed to make
external antennas more palatable.

I'm not sure if we can get it up to a ten element beam up 200 ft
in a CC&R, but certainly, any progress is beneficial to the
parties involved --- especially when the next hurricane or terrorism
event renders public communications inoperable.  If anyone's seen
the CBS Series "Jericho" about a fictionalized series of simultaneous
nuclear explosions around the nation, plus an EMP strike, rendering
the nation (and electrical communications) in chaos, it gives you
a tangible idea of what can be in store.

Ron H, AH6RH

P.s. If you want to be prepared for EMP with your radios in case
the international scene turns ugly, have plenty of aluminum foil
in the kitchen closet.  
http://www.aussurvivalist.com/nuclear/empprotection.htm
You can make a poor man's Faraday box out of cardboard boxes
and aluminum foil.