[opendtv] Re: Multi-Unit Dwellings and ATSC
- From: "Adam Goldberg" <adam_g@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:31:51 -0400
Dan,
There may or may not be problems. The facts are what they are - the rules
prohibit prohibitions on installation of (safe) external antennas (satellite
and OTA). The regulatory history of the implementations of this requirement
strike a rather sensible balance between safety, historical preservation and
the rights of owners in areas of their exclusive use (like their balcony).
On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 12:28 PM, <dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> " The rule applies to antenna users who live in a multiple dwelling unit
> building, such as a condominium or apartment building, if the antenna user
> has an exclusive use area in which to install the antenna. "Exclusive use"
> means an area of the property that only you, and persons you permit, may
> enter and use to the exclusion of other residents."
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> It seems to me that there could still be a lot of issues regarding the
> height requirements and the availability of "exclusive use" areas.
>
> Dan
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> Without addressing the rest of this, the FCC has a reasonably good fact
> sheet about what may NOT be prohibited re installing an outdoor OTA antenna:
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> **http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html*<http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html>
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> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:58 AM, <*dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx*<dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx>>
> wrote:
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> I'm curious as to how the transition to ATSC will work out for multi-unit
> dwellings.
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> If I understand correctly, OTA, and more specifically ATSC, was designed to
> use an outdoor antenna. I also understand that it is every person's right
> (as in legally cannot be prohibited) to install an antenna to receive OTA.
> I'm not sure if this only applies to single-family dwellings or multi-unit
> dwellings as well.
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> Either way, I'm not sure that a multi-unit dwelling owner wants an exterior
> antenna for every unit, thus, a single, central antenna would be installed
> and a distribution system delivers the signal. If that system is converted
> to cable, as so many are, then the units will not be able to receive OTA.
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> Remember that most here on this board specifically state that ATSC is
> designed to be used with an exterior antenna on a 50' mast. So do the
> residents of a unit have the right to erect one? Or are residents of
> multi-unit dwellings forced to use rabbit ears which may or may not work?
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> Dan
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