"But let me ask: Besides the antenna issue, are your parents, brother and sister in law, your friend (all in Florida), and your aunt and uncle in New Jersey totally fed up with living in a HOA? Are they all unhappy and discontented with all the CC&R provisions, and constantly bickering with the HOA board that their “rights” have been violated? Like many on this forum depict, even though they’ve never lived in one
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Good question Bob. The answer is that all are happy, but it's not a simple as that. They are all happy because they are not being denied the right to make use of their federally issued license to pursue what is actually a legal activity on their own property.
David,
I’m a little confused about your third sentence. Your original post stated that those people *are* being denied the “right” to make use of their federally issued license…erecting an antenna. Maybe you meant something else, or I’m misinterpreting what you stated.
The fact is that CC&R’s are legally enforceable laws of a community. A sign of the times…that’s just the way it is. You own a car, but you must wear a seatbelt. A motorcycle in some states, you must wear a helmet. A house with CC&R antenna restrictions, you can’t erect an antenna. All subject to reprimand if you don’t obey.
As I’ve said many times before, I’m not choked up with my community’s antenna restrictions, but I do what I feel I must to still happily enjoy my hobby…stealth antennas. Otherwise, I’m very content where I live. To me, ham radio is my hobby, subject to other facets and priorities in my life. I had my tri-bander and tower back in Philly before HOA/CC&R’s came into being. Now in Arizona, I choose what’s available according to my wants and needs. We all have choices, and sometimes compromises must be made.
BTW, have you noticed that in the past few years, we haven’t heard a peep out of the ARRL in their legislative efforts to acquire reasonable antenna accommodations in HOA/CC&R communities? I think even they’ve given up.
Bob K7JQ