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posted by martyb on Sunday September 18 2016, @07:55AM   Printer-friendly
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This week the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed The Ham Radio Parity Act -- a huge victory for grass-roots advocates of amateur radio.

This will allow for the reasonable accommodation of amateur radio antennas in many places where they are currently prohibited by homeowner associations or private land use restrictions... If this bill passes the Senate, we will be one step closer to allowing amateur radio operators, who provide emergency communications services, the right to erect reasonable antenna structures in places where they cannot do so now.

The national ham radio association is now urging supporters to contact their Senators through a special web page. "This is not just a feel-good bill," said representative Joe Courtney, remembering how Hurricane Sandy brought down the power grid, and "we saw all the advanced communications we take for granted...completely fall by the wayside."


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday September 18 2016, @01:50PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Sunday September 18 2016, @01:50PM (#403361) Homepage

    People who view their homes more as investments, rather than places to live, are the cancer killing the American dream.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by mhajicek on Sunday September 18 2016, @03:32PM

    by mhajicek (51) on Sunday September 18 2016, @03:32PM (#403405)

    Why do they want to pay more in property tax anyway?

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