Subj : Re: HAM-Official Documentary 2022
To   : Michael Borthwick
From : MobbyG
Date : Wed Apr 26 2023 03:20 pm

On 10 Apr 2023, Michael Borthwick said the following...
 MB> That's if your neighbors don't complain to council. I've had two takedown
 MB> notices. Ended up sneaking a wire underneath the gutter. It was ok for
 MB> FT8 but next to useless for voice. Ended up tearing it down and packing
 MB> everything away... I'd love to live on several hundred acres where I
 MB> could put up a giant antenna farm.

AH! Yes, YMMV depending on where you live. in the US we have a Federal rule called PRB-1, that says we can put up pretty much whatever we need to maintain reliable communication. Which yes, is kind of vauge, and open to someone pushing it. So bascally it preempts the local laws if they are super restrictive. But it doesn't cover HOAs, but there is legislation in Congress for that now last I knew. 

Still, I haven't really gone any higher that 10 feet above my roof, which still fits into the local laws where I am. But if someone in the town got a bug up their bum about it, the ARRL has a department that can refer lawyers and help with navigating some of the issues like this that pop up. 

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