There is a Federal Law that states you have the right for over the air TV reception with a one meter in diameter a satellite dish qualifies. The FCC has provided guide lines on this. See the attached link:
https://www.fcc.gov/guides/over-air-reception-devices-rule
Show this to your HOA and inform them they need to back off.
Hope this helps?
Jim
Jim
I have had my DirecTV service for longer than I care to admit. I also have Ham Radio Antennas up on my balcony. I have showed them the FCC rules until I am blue in the face. One thing you need to know is under the FCC rules once you sign the CC&R/HOA crap you loose your rights.
The HOA is not complaining about my Ham Radio Antennas they can't but they are trying to force DirecTV and Or Dish out of the HOA common area. And they are getting away with it.
I think one of the board members go ripped off my a satellite TV installer and took it upon herself in her infinite wisdom to get the satellite dishes removed and banned from the entire complex. In other words put it before a vote and got it passed with out putting it before the entire association.
It was cheaper to take down the dish than to pay a Lawyer $700.00 an hour to fight them. It's not worth the fight being as we are planning on selling and moving anyway. Just don't like the crappy service from AT&T U-Verse.
April 2, 2012, the FCC has issued Public Notice DA-523, Docket #12-91: "FCC Seeks Comment on Emergency Communications by Amateur Radio and Impediments to Amateur Radio Communications".
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/index.do?document=313370
This could be a major step to get the FCC to ban private land use restrictions (CC&R/HOA) on Amateur Radio antennas. We all know that PRB-1 is only effective against government and municipal land restrictions, but the FCC has always steered clear of dealing with private land use contracts (CC&R's) between builders and buyers in master-planned communities and other subdivisions, so prevelent around the Country. This seems to be the first time the FCC is considering addressing these Amateur Radio antenna restrictions, much like they have dealt with satellite dishes and antennas for television reception.
I urge all hams to visit the above website, read the Public Notice, and send your comments and opinions to the FCC. Make sure you address BOTH questions: 1. Emergency Communications, and 2. Impediments to Amateur Radio Communications (namely, antenna restrictions).
If we all ban together and provide thousands of comments, then perhaps they will FINALLY declare, at least, "reasonable accomodation" of our antennas in CC&R/HOA controlled communities.
73,
Thanks for your thoughts. Sorry for the Rant.
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