[BC] Antennas and people

[Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo@hotmail.com]

what often happens (this goes for broadcasting too) is that the majority of 
folks are on the fence or don't care.  A tiny (maybe 4% of pop.) minority 
will be passionately against any antennas at all.  reasons vary:  incorrect 
belief that they are harmful to health, or think they are ugly, dangerous 
or something else but in any event, they are rabidly unwilling to 
compromise or listen to reason.  these people are extremely vocal and 
browbeat fence sitters and others who are otherwise apathetic until an 
opposition is stirred up.

rob atkinson

From: Tom Bosscher <tom at bosscher.org>
Reply-To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: Re: [BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:46:41 -0500

Ron Castro wrote:
>Some hams have been able to coerce a complete exemption for ham radio 
>towers, or at least special rules that give hams a break.  The problem 
>with many of these ordinances is that they are copied from other 
>municipalities and from "municipal associations" who's job seems to be to 
>make as many restrictive laws as they can!

         For a good example of what the ham community can do, look at this 
link:

http://www.w8hvg.org/grantennaord.htm