William, this is why there are so many books and online articles about "Stealth Amateur Radio" and "invisible" or "hidden in plain sight" ham antennas.
I've never heard of a Part 15 AM station being affected by CC&Rs (thankfully, our small antennas are easy to hide), but it would still be good to have the freedom to put them up in the clear instead of in a hidden, often efficiency-compromised location. -- JasonW
> CC&R = Covenants Conditions & Restrictions. 99% of new
> housing developements like condo's and even big homes with
> multiple acres are being denied the use of their ham radio
> hobby through draconian restrictions. and in some states
> legislation has mandated that all new developements must
> have an Association. Some have even gone as far as fining
> people who use indoor antenna's and or vehicle mounted
> antenna's. these are the same type of associations like the
> one in forida who told it's residents that if they take in
> hurricane katrina victims they face monitary forfeiture.
> talk to anyone who lives under one of these associations as
> to how much brass ones some of these associations have.
> Remember the movie The Colony with John Ritter??? That was
> not Fiction. imagine that movie minus the in home hidden
> camera's. and trust me if they could they would use camera's
> for their enforcement of CC&R's.
>
>
>
> > ***Some clarification is needed.
> >
> > First, what is CC&R?
> >
> > Second, how long is this Bill expected to be active?
> >
> > If I am reading this Bill correctly, it appears as though
> a
> > private home owners assocation may prohibit outdoor Ham
> > antennas of any sort on private property even if local
> > zoning ordinances permit such antennas.
> >
> > Is this correct?
> >
> > Can any other radio antennas be impacted by this Bill?
> >
> >
> >
> > > ATTENTION ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND SWLers
> > >
> > > BOTH HAMS AND SWL FOLKS NEED RELIEF FROM THE DREADED
> > CC&R'S
> > > THAT PROHIBIT
> > > OUTDOOR ANTENNAS
> > >
> > > DO SOMETHING NOW
> > >
> > > CC&R BILL HAS BEEN REINTRODUCED INTO CONGRESS -- WRITE
> UR
> > > CONGRESSPERSON NOW
> > >
> > >
> > > SEE SAMPLES AND TEXT OF THE BILL AT URL:
> > >
> > >
http://www.arrl.org/govrelations/hr3876/
> > >
> > >
> > > HR 3876, The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
> > > Consistency Act of 2005
> > >
> >
>
