[GreenKeys] FW: ARRL Request to Contact Your US Senators Supporting S 1534 - the Amateur Radio Parity Act

[Jeffrey Angus]

On 7/26/17 5:01 PM, Jack wrote:
> The ARRL has been trying for years to get the government to support
> less-stringent rules about Ham antennas in areas where “covenants
> and restrictions” limit, or completely prohibit, antennas. 
And now, for a probably unpopular opposing view point.

I've heard all sorts of excuse about why one would chose to live in a HOA
or CC&R controlled house. But the bottom line is that these restrictions are
there for a reason. "Keep 'those people' out of here." And the reason you
want to live there is you don't want "those people" for neighbors.
"Those people" are, pick your poison, minorities, gypsies, white trash etc.
I have news for you, as amateur radio people, we are also "those people."

Online forums and QST, the "official journal of the ARRL" have for the past
20 years or so consistently published articles on how you can circumvent
the contract you knowingly signed and erect some sort of stealth antenna.
Bird houses and flag poles are two of the more popular ones.

Of course, never one to let a good tragedy go to waste, the big excuse now
is "emergency" communications. Despite that 95% of hams have nothing to
do with ARES or RACES and 95% of "emergency" communications take part
on VHF and UHF frequencies, this whole thing is about being allowed HF
antennas. An overwhelming portion of the United States does NOT have HOA
and CC&R issues. Let them deal with the 1/4% of HF "emergency" traffic and
stop acting like you're the only one in existence and have to have that  
radio
version of the dead pickup truck on blocks in your driveway.

Jeff
Licensed since 1968.





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