[PaQSO] ARRL Needs Your Help

Tue Apr 3 17:00:11 EDT 2012

I had CCR issues back in 2001 and after a lot of work an expense, finally
got permission to erect a tower in the field behind my property.  I had to
lease the land from the owner.  My development has no HOA, just CCRs that
forbids towers, antennas, etc.  As I started to initially erect the tower, a
few neighbors complained to the township, although the township, I would
say, has no say in neighborhood CCRs.  I also had to jump through hoops with
the township to get permission to erect the tower (with limitations) but
could not do so on my own property.  I contacted Chris Imlay who helped
provide some info to the lawyer that I had to hire.  After finally getting
the tower up, the neighbors who had complained came over and vandalized the
installation.  I took photos and also had a witness, but the township police
would not investigate.  Luckily, no problems since then.

I submitted this info via the ARRL website through the link provided.

Matt
N3NTJ
Elizabethtown, PA

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 4:44 PM
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Subject: [PaQSO] ARRL Needs Your Help

Do you live in a CC&R- restricted community or participate in EmComm
activities? Have deed restrictions / HOA covenants prevented you from
erecting amateur radio antennas? Have these restrictions prevented you from
full participation in emergency communications activities during disasters?

If your answer is "Yes", ARRL needs to hear about your experience.

As you are probably aware, Congress has directed the FCC to conduct a study
of the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in
emergencies and disaster relief. The FCC was directed to identify "
impediments to enhanced Amateur Radio Service communications, such as the
effects of unreasonable or unnecessary private land use restrictions on
residential antenna installations". Finally, the study is to make
"recommendations regarding the removal of such impediments."

The FCC has issued a Public Notice - DA 12-523- soliciting input from the
public as part of their study. The ARRL is gathering comments from the
Amateur Radio community to present as part of its comments on the public
notice.

The ARRL is looking specifically for input in two specific areas:

*     Recent Amateur Radio involvement in actual emergency communications
and disaster relief; 

*     Specific details about how CC&Rs and other private land use
restrictions have impaired licensed Amateurs to participate fully in these
disaster relief communications.

If your ability to participate in ARES, RACES, SKYWARN, CERT, or other
emergency and disaster relief communications has been limited because the
inability to have adequate antennas due to CC&Rs, you are asked to provide
that information to the ARRL.

First, we recommend that you prepare a narrative of your exact situation, in
as much detail as practical. Some areas for you to consider in writing your
story might be:

*     Were there alternative properties without CC&Rs in the area you wished
to reside?

*     What exactly does your CC&R allow / prohibit (please include a copy of
the specific wording)

*     Have you applied for a waiver of the CC&R with the Home Owner's
Association / Architectural Review Committee but were denied?  If so, what
was the reason?

To assist you in sharing your information with the ARRL, please visit the
special ARRL website built to allow you to readily provide the pertinent
information at  <http://www.arrl.org/ccr-study-information>

This page will present you with an overview of what we are asking and have
links to the two forms for you to complete.  Please be as factual as you can
with the information you provide and please provide only information about
events and activities in which you were directly involved.

If you wish to write out the details of your situation in advance, please do
so.  Then, they can be either uploaded to the website or they can be sent as
an email attachment to an email sent to <CCRinfo at arrl.org>

Keep in mind that the FCC study does not apply to ordinances and zoning laws
implemented by the government - such as towns, cities or counties.  PRB-1
covers those situations.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!  Congress directed that the FCC provide the report
back within 180-days and that clock is already counting.  The FCC is only
accepting comments for a 45-day period, which will endMay 17,2012.  In order
for the ARRL to collate your information in a common report, we ask that you
send in your information no later than WEDNESDAY APRIL 25.  If you need more
information, please contact <reginfo at arrl.org>   The time to act is NOW!

Dan Henderson
Regulatory Specialist

Relay!

Allen Pitts, W1AGP
<w1agp at arrl.org>
Media & PR Manager
ARRL - the national association for Amateur Radio
225 Main St.  Newington, CT 06111
(860) 594-0328
<http://www.ARRL.org>

Fwd by NL7XM
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