Luckily for you, they were not aware of the FCC OTARD rules which
absolutely override covenants with respect to small satellite antennas,
rooftop TV antennas, and wireless ISP/cell dishes/antennas. However, the
OTARD exemption does not cover ham radio antennas (there have been bills
to try to add an exemption for them, but none have succeeded). No HOA
has succeeded in challenging these rule, although many have tried.
John, AC0ZG
https://www.fcc.gov/media/over-air-reception-devices-rule
On 6/28/2021 8:32 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I confess to having done something similar, though I used a jiu-jitsu move
rather than rational argument as Phil did. Within five or so years of
moving in I became the President of the HOA (because no-one else wanted it)
and, like Phil, after six or seven years of it (because still no-one else
wanted it) I quit and wouldn't do it again for love or money either.
However, during my tenure I pointed out at a meeting of the HOA that our
covenants had an absolute no-external-antenna rule, yet about half of the
garages in the association had two-foot diameter satellite TV dishes on the
roof (this was the early 2000s.) Under the existing covenants, they would
all have to go. Either that, or to protect them we could amend the
covenants by just deleting the no-antenna rule entirely. The vote was
unanimous.
Ted, KN1CBR
-----Original Message-----
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:25:15 -0700
From: Phil Kane <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] HOA Crap
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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That's where I was when we moved into a brand-new condo in California
in1988. At the time the "Board" was the developer, and I scored a
meeting with their VP-engineering. Spoke to him engineer-to-engineer
and got approval for several VHF/UHF antennas on the roof. When the
Board was turned over to the owners I made sure that I was on the new
Board and I drafted a Memorandum of Ratification that covered more
antennas including a long wire with secured access to the roof. The
other two Board members were too dumb to do anything but approve it.
Even after I was off the Board in a power play the antennas stayed there
until we moved in 1999. Note - I have no intention of serving on a
Condo or HOA Board again even for a sack of gold.....
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402
From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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