[BC] Valcom Whip

[Jerry Mathis]

Not nearly as much, but I would sure want to partner with the cell 
companies on this. They get what they want, we get what we want, the 
Zoning Board learns a valuable lesson.

This wouldn't have to happen in but one or two places, BTW, and word 
would get around. Zoning Boards would be swamped with people pleading 
not to get their cell service cut off.

All this is why I still maintain that the FCC needs to get a Federal 
mandate that federally licensed radio facilities are not subject to 
local zoning laws. Just like railroads, which have to go pretty much 
the straightest distance between two points and can't meander all 
around to suit personal interests, most radio facilities will only go 
into a small defined area, and can't just arbitrarily be told, you 
can't go here, you must go over there. Yeah, I know, it ain't gonna 
happen, but it SHOULD.

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Jerry Mathis

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Kevin Raper <kj4hyd at gmail.com> wrote:
 >Jerry Mathis wrote:
 >> A few days without cell service will convince the stupid idiots 
that living in the  modern world requires some COMPROMISES.

 >That might work for Cell Phone companies, and even the big TV Stations,
 >but would anybody miss a 1000 Watt AM Daytimer?

 >My Ham Radio antenna has MUCH more protection from the NIMBYs than a
 >Broadcast Stick!