Sounds like an opportunity. There have to be thousands of abandoned antennas and feedlines on towers around the US. Till now, there's been no incentive for companies to let them go until they decayed to the point they fell off on their own. There are antennas you'd never get access to before.
Put together a not-for-profit, or work through an existing ham club set up as a 501(c)(3), and provide commercial enterprises an alternative to the costs of having them torn down, with a donation tax credit to boot! Call me passive-aggressive, but figuring out strategies like this is way more fun than carrying picket signs! 73, Paul, AE4KR ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:46 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Taxes On Antennas & Feedlines? What Next? Maybe this is not new in other states but it appears to be gaining momentum here in Iowa. The county real estate assessors are charging taxes on all cables and antennas on commercial towers. This is whether there is any radio equipment connected or not. Currently I have a couple ham repeaters running on unused antennas on these towers owned by my employer. Nice tall towers too! Now my employer wants these antennas and feed lines removed so taxes won't have to be paid on non-revenue generating antennas. My current plans are to form a non-profit corporation and file for an exemption for the antennas and feed lines. I would like to hear how others have tackled another attempt by government to tax the things we enjoy. Randy WB0VHB
