I agree very well done. !!!!!!
As my teen would say "you are a rock star" :-)
Bob
K6UJ
On 12/9/15 2:22 PM, Gary Smith via RFI wrote:
As the Brits say: "Good job, well done".
Gary...wa6fgi
On 12/9/2015 12:32 AM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
I posted a similar note to Tower Talk. Please do not cross post any
answers.
A while back I found that our township was rewriting their zoning. I
found that they planned on addressing towers as a single group and
that they were also addressing tower heights along the approach paths
to the local airport (KIKW) which has at present "I believe" 5 or 6
instrument approaches.
I called the head of the zoning board and mentioned that the FAA
already had addressed the approach and structure heights. There was
also the approach to towers, grouping amateur with commercial
towers. That ours is a volunteer service that during emergencies
works with the EOC. Their approach would put the cost of towers out
of reach for most hams.
The next day, the person in charge of that part of the rewrite called
me. We had a nice talk for a good half hour or so. In the end
amateur installations were removed from the zoning regulations
entirely as were the references to the airport.
This was pertaining to antennas, but there have been many instances
of regulations placing interference problems on the shoulders of
hams, but a "so what" attitude when it's the ham being interfered with.
It matters not what party is in power, but ham radio often become the
political orphan, that gets the blame. We have the ARRL and their
years of experience behind us, but even with the law on our side,
prevailing over opinion, be it local or a wider area can be extremely
costly with the opposition depending on the ham not being able to
afford to fight the battle. They also depend on the thought of the
hostile neighbors it'd cause. If it's reached this stage it's
doubtful if you are on their Christmas card list anyway. We need to
provide well thought out information provided in a helpful manner to
try for a friendly resolution..
My point is that I was the only person who called with information
pertaining to amateur radio. Had I (one person) not called, there
would have been some heavy restrictions on ham towers.
73
Roger (K8RI)
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