I'll go first! PRB-1 somewhat protects our rights to property, but only so far as our interaction with other public governments; and that interaction varies more than the solar indices. The most

I guess I get to be second :) One of the biggest problems I found when applying for a permit was that most local Building & Planning departments have no clue as to the construction, erection, or

As a matter of contract law, will poor wording bar enforcement of a restrictive covenant? Recorded in 1994, the restriction referenced in my deed reads: "5. No exterior antennas, except normal TV

On page 63 of the newest (April) QST, there is a brief paragraph entitled "Relief from Private Land-Use Restrictions". There is mention of "three legislative approaches" to helping us who have to live

I have been trying to find out what the three approaches are and which one the committee has selected Ray W8LYJ

Is there any update on this? Steve, AI3KS

I received this email in late March from my ARRL Division Director: "The exact verbiage is still embargoed, pending fine tuning, but here is a synopsis. 1. Legislation which would pass a PRB-1 type

Did you ask the author? -- Lloyd Colston, KC5FM

We haven't had any luck convincing HOAs to allow even a simple wire dipole so we ended up looking at homes elsewhere. No easy task, let me tell you. HOAs and antenna restrictions are very prevalent!

I mis-typed. N6JAT should read K6JAT. K6JAT heads up the Legislative Advocacy Committee. So, I think the answer to your question is "Yes". Mike

Bill, I put 2 antennas in my attic. A dipole for hf and a discone for vhf.

Anyone know if there are any updates? Steve, AI3KS

I would like to see what is budgeted for this effort? Ray W8LYJ

Have they talked to the HOA National about this? Are they having discussions with FCC? Ray W8LYJ

Yes, they have talked to the National HOA, they are the leading opponent to the act. They have also discussed this with the FCC, but the FCC says it is not their call until Congress acts. If you live

Remember the Amateur Radio Parity Act? It was being held up by Senator Bill Nelson of Florida (no longer in office), and then it just fizzled back in 2018. I have an archive of emails on

The HOA has millions of dollars to fight any attempt to reduce HOA antenna restrictions. The previous bill could not even get a vote in the house Committee until ARRL cut a deal with the HOA National

The bill did not fizzle, it was withdraw at the request of ARRL. With Nelson gone it would have passed the new Congress. Ray W8LYJ

Remember the bill was just the authorization for the FCC to write rules allowing amateur radio antennas, Authority the FCC said in PRB that they did not have. In the past amateur Bill, the HOAs

Yes, there's been some recent talk per my earlier post, but zero results. This has been an ongoing effort at the ARRL for 10 years. I know this: If I'd been assigned some important project/task