On June 28, 2007 Industry Canada released its long-awaited new policy
and procedures on towers and antenna siting, entitled CPC-2-0-03,
Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Antenna Systems, Issue 4, June 2007.
The new procedures will come into effect on 1 January 2008. Radio
amateurs should note that until then, the current CPC-2-0-03, Issue 3,
June 24, 1995,remains in effect.

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has been an active participant in the
national review of antenna tower policies initiated by Industry Canada
in March 2003, and in the subsequent many and varied spectrum-user
stakeholders' meetings that reviewed and commented on the initial draft
policy. The new CPC-2-0-03 was released by the Department without a
final review by tower proponents despite their requests. Therefore RAC
is now analyzing the new tower policy and procedures and will describe
their impact for the Amateur Service in an upcoming issue of The
Canadian Amateur.

Radio amateurs are invited to read the new policy at:
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/..._sf01702e.html and
to comment to Jim Dean, VE3IQ and Richard Ferch, VE3KI/VE3IAY at
and , respectively.


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In article 1184884890.4256.39.camel@linuxprod2,
John Iliffe wrote:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/..._sf01702e.html

Holy cow, if I understand this one has to follow this procedure to put
up something like a end-fed Zepp or similar long-wire antenna ?

Jerseyj wrote in news:jerseyj69-
:

In article 1184884890.4256.39.camel@linuxprod2,
John Iliffe wrote:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/..._sf01702e.html

Holy cow, if I understand this one has to follow this procedure to put
up something like a end-fed Zepp or similar long-wire antenna ?




A lot of stuff for sure. I assumed that you were talking about the
first link on the page.

I think your Zepp is safe, unless you sre supporting it with two towers.

While there is a lot of verbiage, the requirements read pretty much like
what a lot of us have to do in the States with tower installations. Maybe
a bit more on environmental impact, and certainly indigenous impact. but
not a whole lot different.

Thanks the cell phone folks for prompting such rules. 8^)

- 73 de Mike, KB3EIA -

In article ,
Mike Coslo wrote:

Jerseyj wrote in news:jerseyj69-
:

In article 1184884890.4256.39.camel@linuxprod2,
John Iliffe wrote:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/..._sf01702e.html

Holy cow, if I understand this one has to follow this procedure to put
up something like a end-fed Zepp or similar long-wire antenna ?




A lot of stuff for sure. I assumed that you were talking about the
first link on the page.

I think your Zepp is safe, unless you sre supporting it with two towers.

While there is a lot of verbiage, the requirements read pretty much like
what a lot of us have to do in the States with tower installations. Maybe
a bit more on environmental impact, and certainly indigenous impact. but
not a whole lot different.

Thanks the cell phone folks for prompting such rules. 8^)

- 73 de Mike, KB3EIA -
Well, it's not an immediate problem as I don't move to Canada until I
retire (agreement with my Canadian wife), but my reading of the document
was that the process was required for any antenna type, not just
"structures" going up...maybe I didn't read closely enough.

Jerry

Jerseyj wrote in
:
While there is a lot of verbiage, the requirements read pretty much
like what a lot of us have to do in the States with tower
installations. Maybe a bit more on environmental impact, and
certainly indigenous impact. but not a whole lot different.

Thanks the cell phone folks for prompting such rules. 8^)

- 73 de Mike, KB3EIA -
Well, it's not an immediate problem as I don't move to Canada until I
retire (agreement with my Canadian wife), but my reading of the
document was that the process was required for any antenna type, not
just "structures" going up...maybe I didn't read closely enough.


While there are some scary parts about "notifying the neighbors", they
have things pretty well spelled out about what constitutes a good reason
to dissalow an antenna. Like "how will it affect my property value" as an
unacceptable argument on the neighbors part. Some other parts seem to
allow a lot of leeway for the local gvmt to just say "go ahead"if you are
in a sparse area.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -