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February 2nd 05, 08:48 PM
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On 01/02/2005 8:41 AM, Brian Short wrote:
In article , (Derek Wills) wrote: In 1960 there were 399,000 Amateur stations world wide In 2000 there were 2,789,720 Amateur stations world wide How you interpret these numbers depends on how you define a station, in part. Does it weigh less than 1 lb or not? Station licenses are not the same as stations, anyway - I have a license but no station unless you count the halogen lamps at home. But nobody asked me whether I have a station. I don't want to draw any fire, but there is a point to this - Not all that many licensed amateurs in the United States have the legal right to install an antenna on their property. I live in a neighborhood built in 1969, so there is no deed restriction, but there is a city-wide restriction (Tempe, AZ) of 35 feet height. Even so, my neighbors send the "neighborhood enhancement" (doesn't that sound ominous and sort of nazi-like?) out regularly for various imagined city code issues of which there has never been a single violation. Basically, there is an ad hoc legal ban on amateur stations at residences built in the last 20 years, at least in suburban settings. The same sort of thing has been going on in Canada, as well. It is my understanding, though, that the federal government here has the sole right to regulate antenna structures within Canada; provinces and municipalities can create their own statutes and bylaws, but these have no real jurisdiction over the use of antenna installations in Canada. They can, however, institute laws and require permits to ensure that their local concerns are addressed. So, there may be permits and regulations and guidelines one must follow to erect such a structure. The notion is that an amateur is entitled to operate within the limits of that license anywhere within Canada, local statutes and bylaws notwithstanding (ah, that most Canadians of words.) Basically, Industry Canada encourages the local governments to "regulate" within their jurisdiction, but retain the last word on what is allowed, and can veto any such permit, bylaw or statute. The feds have actually lined up the process you can use to state your case, regardless of local government laws. The whole thing is rather ill-defined, and there are no deciding court cases to furnish us with a definitive answer. However, the notion is that an amateur is entitled to a "reasonable" use of their license, including being able to erect "reasonable" towers and antennas for that purpose. Often all it takes is notifying your neighbours, tweaking the design a bit to make it less offensive and ensuring it conforms to all the necessary federal and local safety guidelines. This last bit often requires a "permit" from the local government, but my understanding (IANAL, obviously) is that only the feds can tell you that you can't erect some sort of reasonable antenna installation, and they have to have a pretty good reason to do so. Basically, the law is set up to keep people from going crazy and setting up a 200kW antenna farm in their backyards, while being hard for any province or town to keep an amateur from erecting a simple, reasonably high structure that complies with their license and local building codes. -- clvrmnky Heat up and unmunge email to reply. |
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