Be very careful of what they actually do and say. A few years ago the Dallas
City Council modified thier antenna ordinance. We were assured that it was just
to prevent someone from putting a tower in thier front yard. We took them at
face vavlue. The problem is that the way it's worded and the way Dallas defines
front yards actually prohibits towers in many locations in the city of Dallas.
The city has taken the position that PRB-1 and Texas 250.002 (Texas PRB-1
statue) don't come into play. My recent application for a new tower has been
rejected, If I want to file an appeal I have to pay $900 for the appeal and buy
two signs @ $10 apiece. With the attitude I have encountered at the building
dept and city attorney's office it's doubtful I would win the appeal and may
have to turn to the courts. So we need to watch this very closely. It could be
benifical or it could a nightmare.
--- On Wed, 5/6/09, David Jordan <wa3gin@comcast.net> wrote:
From: David Jordan <wa3gin@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] BILL in the HOUSE
To: richard@karlquist.com, N7KA@comcast.net
Cc: "'Towertalk submit'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 1:16 PM
Relax Rick,
This is about antenna towers...
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Karlquist
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:48 PM
To: N7KA@comcast.net
Cc: Towertalk submit
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] BILL in the HOUSE
And we already have a precedent for this, the 60 meter "band".
Brings to mind the War Emergency Radio Service (WERS) during
WW II. All work, no play. The last thing we need to do is
to change the Amateur service into a form of WERS. (We have
MARS if you like that sort of thing). BTW, why is MARS never
mentioned in these discussions?
Another slippery slope is the idea of getting various professional
emergency workers/first responders to get ham licenses, which they
will use while on the clock. Brings to mind the ridiculous phrase
"paid volunteers".
Rick N6RK
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