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Jim5506 said:

I hope you did not cut and paste that quote, because it is gramatically and therefore legally horrendous and makes no sense.

Additionally, the size limitation (according to OTARD) is only applicable for satellite dishes.

OTA TV antennas must be sized according to the frequency of the channels to be recieved and the strength of the antenna, that limitation would rule out rabbit ears outside as they are more that 24" from tip to tip.

You may locate an antenna outside, out of street view, if it works for you to receive the DFW OTA channels.

If you cannot receive your local channels with such an antenna, then you may do whatever is necessary, relocate, elevate, whatever in order to receive those channels satisfactorily.

This is not an esthetic issue, with the FCC it is a public safety issue and therefore trumps any and all HOA and local rules and regulations.

If you cannot receive local channels, you may not be able to receive emergency warnings and those who prevent you from receiving those warnings are liable for any and all property and personal injury and loss that might have been prevented without their obsitinace.

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jayn_j said:

One should note that Mike has previously admitted to being on his HOA BoD.

How far should that go, Mike? If the HOA accepts a payment from the local cable company and then passes a rule banning dishes, is it proper to roll over and let them take their kickback? Seems to me that the compromise works both ways. I would certainly consider their opinion before putting the big antenna on the roof, but if it is the only way to avoid a $100/month cable bill, I might do it anyway.

In my experience, it isn't my neighbors I annoy. It is 2-3 people in a neighborhood of 100 families that want to make every house look just like theirs.

Jay (no longer in a HOA community )

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mike123abc said:

I do not know if you were posting about me since your post was right under mine, I thought I should respond. I am not on the board of a HOA (never even been in a HOA), and there is not even an HOA in my neighborhood. I was pointing out that one has to live in the neighborhood, and making enemies even when doing a legal activity could have reprocussions further down the road.

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