One of many actions taken
by the ARRL board of directors at its January meeting (see details in the March issue of CQ)
was a decision to "review, reexamine and reappraise" the
organization's approach to seeking antenna rights for hams subject to private
land use restrictions not covered by the FCC's partial pre-emption of state and
local laws regarding antenna structures. That decision included asking
Congressional sponsors of the Amateur Radio Parity Act not to try to move the
bill to a vote for now, and withdrawing a petition asking the FCC to
incorporate provisions of the Parity Act in the amateur radio rules.
"The board wants to
make clear," it said in a statement, "that this pause is not, and
should not be interpreted as, an abandonment of its efforts to obtain relief
from private land-use restrictions," adding that it intends "to
renew, continue and strengthen the ARRL's efforts to achieve relief from such
restrictions."