[SFDXA] FCC Seeks Comments on Impediments to Amateur Communications

[Bill]

 From Jeff WA4AW

   This is what we've been waiting for !  Here is your opportunity to file comments with the FCC on how land use restrictions affect your ability to operate your amateur radio station. Those of you who live in HOAs, condos&  mobile home parks may be under such restrictions on your ability to install an effective antenna system. Any questions, just let me know. 73, Jeff  ARRL The National Association for Amateur RadioJeff Beals, WA4AWARRL Southern Florida Section Assistant Manager Gold Coast District Emergency Coordinator
PO Box 1584Loxahatchee, FL 33470-1584561-252-6707wa4aw at arrl.org

QCWA
Quarter Century Wireless Association
Jeff Beals, WA4AW QCWA National Director
Palm Beach Chapter 111
  Secretary-Treasurer
PO Box 1584Loxahatchee, FL 33470-1584561-252-6707wa4aw at arrl.org

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/index.do?document=313370

a. What private land use restrictions on residential antenna
installations have
amateur radio operators encountered?  What information is available
regarding
the prevalence of such restrictions?  What are the effects of
unreasonable and
unnecessary restrictions on the amateur radio community's ability to use
the
Amateur Radio Service?  Specifically, do these restrictions affect the
amateur
radio community�s ability to respond to disasters, severe weather, and
other
threats to lives and property in the United States?  What actions can be
taken
to minimize the effects of these restrictions?

b. What criteria distinguish�unreasonable or unnecessary� private land use
restrictions from reasonable and necessary restrictions?  How do local
circumstances, such as neighborhood density or historic significance,
affect
whether a private land use restriction is reasonable or necessary?  How
does the
availability of alternative transmitting locations or power sources
affect the
reasonableness of a particular private land use restriction?