[time-nuts] Why the fuss?

David davidwhess at gmail.com
Thu Sep 27 23:30:55 UTC 2012


On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:59:48 -0400, Jeff Stevens <jeff at mossycup.com>
wrote:

>On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:
>> What do hams do in that environment?
>
>Hams either avoid HOAs and deed restricted property or they live with
>the restrictions by placing their antennas in attics and other
>inconspicuous locations.  There have been attempts by hams to get the
>FCC to somehow invalidate or limit deed restrictions and HOA rules
>which prohibit antennas and towers which effectively prevent operation
>of amateur stations but so far the FCC has steered clear.  While the
>federal government DOES claim some limited preemption of local zoning
>and municipal ordinances (PRB-1), I believe the FCC has chosen to stay
>away from meddling with deed restrictions and HOA rules preferring to
>consider them voluntary private contracts.  According to hams in some
>parts of the country, however, they are far from voluntary as in some
>areas so much of the residential real estate is deed restricted or
>subject to HOAs that there is no practical alternative.  With that
>said, I believe this year congress actually appropriated a few $100k
>to "study the impact" of deed restrictions and HOAs on amateur
>operations.
>
>-Jeff
>W7WWA

I have heard of cases where the HAM settled for hidden or attic
antenna installations and the resulting interference with their
neighbor's electronics was used to bargain for a more reasonable rule.




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