K1VSK Said: "Unresponsive meaningless nonsense! Is that all you’ve got?
I guess you forgot the questions. To reiterate,
Where is a shred of evidence:
1. how onerous antenna limitations actually is, (need numbers to obviate your assumption), or
2. how many HOAs do or do not allow flexibility to accommodate antennas, (do you know?), or
3. how many hams are affected negatively by limitations, or
4. how legislative action would change any of the above.
It’s clear neither you nor the League doesn’t have a clue. Save some semblance of credibility and admit it."
Oh Boy, Don…Please rest assured that the ARRL and I most definitely DO have a clue when it comes to HOA Hanky Panky and General Shenanigans! I would have thought that you would have known this from the past, and I don't know how a Former Administrative Law Judge could have missed this, but Okie Dokie, I'll be happy to break down the ARRL's study for you. As a matter of fact, I'm Glad that you asked!
Firstly, to reiterate: Here is the Source, Title and VERBATIM Quote from the ARRL:
From: "Amateur Radio Parity Act: Setting the Record Straight"
"... 90 percent of new housing starts in the United States are subject to private land-use restrictions. Virtually all of these have provisions that either prohibit outdoor Amateur Radio antennas outright, or else subject amateurs to the unlimited discretion of Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs) which can, and almost always do, reject requests for outdoor antennas (except over the air video delivery antennas, which they can’t prohibit any longer due to Congressional action in 1996) ..."
And now your questions, Don, (skipping the "or's" and making them into "ands" and answering each and every one of them:
K1VSK asks: Where is a shred of evidence:
1. how onerous antenna limitations actually is, (need numbers to obviate your assumption)
Answer 90% at the time of the paper, and very likely worse now.
K1VSK Don asks: 2. how many HOAs do or do not allow flexibility to accommodate antennas, (do you know?)
Answer: Virtually All HOAs prohibit amateur radio antennas and Almost Always won't approve Amateur Radio antennas.
K1VSK Don asks: 3. how many hams are affected negatively by limitations
Answer: That would be all of the hams in HOAs, excepting you as you told us, and any others you may know about.
(P.S.Don: Please feel free to list others that you know of for all of us to see here... Inquiring Minds want to know!)
K1VSK Don asks: 4. how legislative action would change any of the above.
Answer: It would prevent amateur radio antennas from being prohibited by HOAs, such as the over the air video delivery antennas, which they can’t prohibit any longer due to Congressional action in 1996.
73 And All the Best!
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