On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:53:26 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Indeed. Irrespective of PRB 1, FCC has separately ruled AGAINST homeowner >> associations in that they cannot legislate to prevent you having an outdoor >> TV antenna. A little thing called freedom of speech and press. Put up a >> vertical with a dummy (or real) TV antenna atop it. Might broadband it on >> the low bands, HI.
And the fact that The Congress specifically gave the Commission authority to pre-empt CC&R provisions and HOA rules for OTARD (Off- The -Air Reception Devices). No such authority exists for ham antennas, and the Commission has stated in a recent denial of the ARRL's request to assume said authority that absent a clear direction from The Congress to do so, "hell no,. we won't go". The Congress doesn't seem in too much of a hurry to pass such a law. >Force 12 sells a version of its Sigma 5 multi-band verical dipole >with a TV antenna on top. Also a reinforced version for patios that >allows you to hang flower pots from it. The communications lawyer side of me says "stay clear of this if you want to claim pre-emption" while the 54-year-licensed ham side of me says "how 'bout that!!" -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane ARRL Volunteer Counsel _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
