[PPRAANet] Fw: A message from ARRL President Rick Roderick K5UR

[Jim]

Resend -- got rid of the html stuff

Regarding the message you forwarded, I don't think the ARRL understands 
what the ARPA is meant to do either.
BTW, I called both Senators Bennett's and Gardner's offices on the phone 
yesterday, and asked for their support in passing the measure.

Anyway, here's my brief email exchange with ARRL -- don't think they 
have a clue -- and their no help at all (why don't they find the answer 
instead of referring me to someone else):
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Hi Jim

There are several things in play here, so I would recommend you contact 
one of the ARRL Volunteer Counsels in Colorado with your query.  I am 
not an attorney and can't offer legal advice on the issue of 
enforceability of the covenants since an HOA was never formed. Go to 
*arrl.org/locate-a-vc* where you will find a searchable database.  
Select Colorado and search.  The VCs are attorneys who are also amateurs 
and have agreed to do an initial consultation with amateurs on things 
like your question.

When the Parity Act passes if would apply to any current or future HOAs 
within the parameters of the law as the FCC write the specific language 
into the rules.

73

Dan Henderson, N1ND
Assistant Secretary – American Radio Relay League, Inc.
Regulatory Information Manager
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio

860-594-0236

dhenderson at arrl.org

-----Original Message-----

From: Jim [mailto:je_madsen at comcast.net]

Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 12:02 AM

To: HQ Info <hqinfo at arrl.org <mailto:hqinfo at arrl.org>>

Subject: parity act question

I have a question about how the Amateur Radio Parity Act will affect me 
if it passes.

Our residential area has covenants forbidding antennas (or "antennae", 
as they call 'em), but we have no HOA or enforcement agency.  We were 
supposed to form an HOA within so many years after the builder starting 
building homes, but I guess everyone was too lazy.

But the covenants are still in force. There are many areas which have 
covenants, but no HOA.

Thanks & 73

Jim Madsen

K3ILC

Colorado Springs, CO

ARRL member

John Bloodgood wrote:
> All ARRL members should have received the email below, but for those who are not members, I am forwarding it to the club at large.
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>   John Bloodgood, KD0SFY
>   Emergency Coordinator & Public Information Officer
>   Region 2 District 2, Colorado ARES (Pikes Peak ARES)
>   Follow Pikes Peak ARES at:
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> From: ARRL Web site<memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 9:28 AM
> To:johnbloodgood at hotmail.com
> <snip>Subject: A message from ARRL President Rick Roderick K5UR
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> August 8, 2017
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> Dear ARRL Member:
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> Based on feedback I’ve received, it seems to me that some members still don’t fully understand certain features of the Amateur Radio Parity Act (ARPA) and what it is meant to do.</snip>