You just need one of those shortened Solarcon’s and you’ll be all set!
Kidding, of course!
Kidding, of course!
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Codes and Zone Laws for Base Antennas
- Thread starter Recon
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My intent of my post was to inform any and all newcomers to the Ham and CB world. Don't do what I did and install the antenna and mast prior to checking with the Code Enforcement Office.Knowing City Bureaucracy, that would triple the scheduling cost!
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David
I live in the sticks now so NP's here .
But when I lived in a Water Front Community , in my town if you had to file a " Variance " 20 years ago it was over $700 , plus postage to neighbors effected ! Such a deal you got ! Ps , this was not for an antenna it was a shed but the variance fee is the same .
But when I lived in a Water Front Community , in my town if you had to file a " Variance " 20 years ago it was over $700 , plus postage to neighbors effected ! Such a deal you got ! Ps , this was not for an antenna it was a shed but the variance fee is the same .
I got you beat on that one! I put up a M400 antenna and my neighbor hit the roof!
Then I put up a pole to run my long wire to so I could run it as a sloper antenna. The neighbors came over to inspect my handy work and I got between them and the quick exit so they had to talk to me. I jokingly told them if it was 6" igher I would have to put FAA red lights on it. Instant crazy ensued. Later that week I saw them talking to a couple of government types all looking in my yard at the antenna.
Governmental # 1 said loudly," You called the FAA to complain about that antenna pole?
Governmental # 2 says just as loudly,"There are charges For filing false reports!"
Both of the Governmental types left in disgust and cautioned them saying in the future they would be charged for filing false reports.
I knew right then and there who my friends were not! They took a simple pole that stood less than 48 feet tall and tried to make a Federal Case out of it.
What a bunch of "good buddies".
Imagine if you would have put up some of those yellow RADIATION warning signs just to keep things interesting??? I mean, heck, if you're transmitting then you're radiating.
If it were me I'd replace that nice unobtrusive fiberglass stick with a 41 foot M-108 on a 5 foot tripod and a 9 foot pole and ask them to come out and measure now. In full compliance with a much bigger and uglier antenna
I want several of those large radioactive warning signs. I would put those just so my pain in the ass neighbors could see them.
Get a tyvac suit and wear it with a gas mask anytime you go near it
Have the wife check you with a geigercounter when you get to the door really freak em out
Funny I have all of the gear mentioned. Tyvac suit, scuba gear and a welding helmet would add to the freak out! And yes I do have a geiger counter!
Make sure you read their code book. My town has the same law but it excludes things like chimneys, flag staffs, radio and television antennas. Here they will intentionally mislead you by not reading the exclusions and only concerning themselves with the basic height limit. Going so far as to threaten fines until I purchased a copy of the code book they would not let me see.
Having that code book in my hand on my 4th visit to zoning allowed me to inform them the antenna would remain in place, no fines would be paid and their harassment based on misuse of their rules will end immediately. I'm not saying this is the case in your location. Just pointing out zoning often has trouble with over stepping their own authority and many people just cave in. The look on their faces in that office when I read the exact exclusions, was priceless.
Having that code book in my hand on my 4th visit to zoning allowed me to inform them the antenna would remain in place, no fines would be paid and their harassment based on misuse of their rules will end immediately. I'm not saying this is the case in your location. Just pointing out zoning often has trouble with over stepping their own authority and many people just cave in. The look on their faces in that office when I read the exact exclusions, was priceless.
I did not have to do anything. The FAA shut them down. In my earlier post I said "Instant Crazy Ensued". They made threats to my safety. I said whoa now, You do know who you are talking to? They thought about it for a second or two and beat a hasty for the fence line.
I will not cause them any harm unless I am forced to do so.
I will not cause them any harm unless I am forced to do so.
