This is the trouble, these days you cant do something withought some one complaining about it.
what happened to the word "FREE" So does he need to seek others permission to what he wants on his own land? Well fuck all that, good luck to him and to hell with the moaning shits.
The thing is...if i remember part 93 rules, all antennas that are above a certain height, about 200 feet must also be cleared with the FAA as well as the FCC. Secondly, most antenna towers aren't more than 20 feet. Now, if the neighbors decided to file a complaint, they'll be hard pressed to find a willinng judge as the council LEGALLY gave him the permission to put up a tower. (If he was in an HOA...he'd been beyond boned...)
I can't believe that the TV station would even cover this. They really must have a lack a relevant news out that way. The cut away to the cell towers was not a very accurate comparison. You would think the local news could do better. Wait they put this story on the air in the first place.....
OMG, Unbelievable. The ham will not be "broadcasting" to the world. And the towers will be something like 1000 feet from the neighbor's eyes, so they will be barely visible. There are neighbors in this world (even in Canada!) that feed off this kind of shit. This Martin guy is the troublemaker, not the ham. Live and let live.
"Unfortunately, the neighbors probably have legal recourse regardless of municipal and FCC authorization. This op is risking a lot by investing so much in these towers. I bet he'll end up having to take them down"
The FCC has all the recourse needed,get a law degree before you start giving legal advice.towers are legal,wait until the power goes out or some other calamity and these neighbors will be begging the ham operator to help them find out if their mother is alive
Wow, those reporters should have been able to find an actual ham radio tower somewhere to take a picture of.... Showing commercial cell towers with dozens of antennas per tower and many runs of 3-inch think transmitting cable? Come on, you can do better....
I think mr Thompson has a perfect right to build his towers however has anyone tried just talking/reasoning with the guy rather than going straight into legal action eg why does he need 11 towers when he could use just 2 or 3 ?
The newscasters showing phone masts does not help either in my opinion
I am a ham radio operator in the UK and for most operations 1-2 masts would be adequate
I suspect the reason he is building 11 towers is some form of defiance against uncomprimising neighbours
Agriculture is an Industrial operation, the land was cleared of native trees / brush so whatever is planted there exclusively can grow, "Rural" is not undeveloped, but does allow some unobstructed view of the horizon, however, some "rural" areas have those tall grain elevators on the landscape. I wonder if the complainer is just a resident, or works the land for profit. Usually its new homes next to a farm and complaints about the noise / dust / pesticide/ smell / "toxins" here in CA.
it looks like open land, I thought people in country side are easy going. and don't really care about such things as antenna, I have seem many junk cars parked on their yard in many of country side houses.
"Beauty of this land"?!? It's Peoria not Yellowstone. Dude needs to get over himself. People are such busy bodies. If he doesn't like it he should sell and move.
Their RIGHT to a traditional landscape? He got the permits, he is in the clear. Take it up with the city dude, you moved in well after the owner had established his residency.
Wow, Universal ham radio greed gone wild. I might understand if this was a real broadcast station, but this is ridiculus. Why would anyone need such when ham radio can communicate around the world with a wire antenna 40 feet off the ground.
The guy has 17 acres. It's not like he's trying to squeeze all this in on a lot just big enough for a house. Also if he has 17 acres, how close can the neighbor be anyway?
Unfortunately, the neighbors probably have legal recourse regardless of municipal and FCC authorization. This op is risking a lot by investing so much in these towers. I bet he'll end up having to take them down.
If this complaining guy suddenly was without his 3G cell phone service he would probably go nuts! And this same complaining guy would welcome a cell phone tower within a mile of his home," disrupting" the natural beauty of the flat boring, "Cow Pasture" that he smells every day getting out of bed. Lol
Oh bitch bitch bitch! Trying coming to California where your neighbor is an Illegal Alien, his kids is going to college for free thanks to Gov Brown, they eat well on food stamps, and maintain a Pot Grow Op & a Meth Lab!!!!! Then you'll bitch. And yes, I'm soon leaving California.
The towers pictured are not the type he would have in his yard. Those are commercial cell phone towers.
Wonder if these people are complaining about the cell towers also?
Just remember, in an emergency when the cell towers are all down, Ham Radio is still operational. It played a major roll in 911 & many other emerency situations.
No mention as to the HAM being a member of the Emergency network they have over there. Here in the UK we have RAYNET, Radio Amateur Emergency Network, Where we can can be called upon if other com's FAIL We do get used in areas where mobil coms are not reliable, I think in the States they call that CELLPHONES.
you are soooooooooooo lucky in the USA with the FCC on your side, in the UK we put an antenna up in the dark and run into our home and hope no one knocks on the door, i feel radio is looked down on in the UK, i asked my landlord if i could put up my antenna before even taking the test, he said yes, but still i had neighbors asking if i had permision.
I am HAM RADIO operator, my antenna is 8 feet high and 66 ft long, it is supported by PVC pipe, NO need individual to have such mega structure, so they can broadcast to the world.
Seems to me that only sensitive people have rights huh? But the rest of us that develope everything from musical instruments to cell phones have no rights... One man has the same right as 1 million others, that is why I fought in Viet Nam for this flag... This Man has the right to life, freedon and the persuit of happiness, IE a hobby, hunting, boating what ever. To many times people try to force their Green Piece upon others like me, as I am a hunter, woodworker, grandfather, boater etc.
Also helping people get out of their homes, blown down by the storm! This is called SkyWarn... Another thing Ham Radio Opps do, ( A Hobby HUH), how about life or death??? You should be very glad to have a Ham Radio Operator in your neighborhood!!!!!!!!!! Everyone!!!!!!!!!!
Also the news people are showing Cell phone towers that are everywhere! Would this guy bitch about a cell company??? No way would he, as he would have better service in his house. Well I rent space to a Wireless Internet Company and my neighbors are damn glad I am around. I was the 2nd responder in last years tornado that took out half a town, with my Ham Radio I set up communications right away and for several days was doing Health and welfair reports in and out of town.
Finally the government is standing up for one of the constitutional amendments! Life liberty, and the persuit of happiness...Also what did this neighbor do that is anywhere as great a thing as Ham Radio? They brought us from telegraph to cell phones... Experimentation, emergency communications, GPS tracking systems etc... Just a few that Ham Radio Opps gave us... This guy might even save people at sea or downed aircraft via shortwave. Get off his back!!! Jimmy, ARRL TC, WX9DX
@k7ben1 No where. It appears that the one building the towers was there first anyway. If they want to have a say in what another land owner can do with his property, move to town where they have those lovely HOA's telling you how tall your grass can be, what fence you can put up, what out building your allowed. Other wise it's not their business..
The man obviously owns several acreas of property and he did not "JUST MOVE" to the area. He is a licenced HAM Radio Op and has applied and gotten all permits. Get over yourself, you just move in and already doing a fine job of showing just what type neighbor you are and shall be. The cry baby complaining really needs to study up on the concept of private property....If indeed there is a national emergency he and many others will be glad to have the HAMs ability to reach the outside world
I bet Mr ..what ever his name is, has a cell phone that blocks my view of the country, and while we're at it, what about those power poles he has leading to his house ?
Those are Cell phone pictured. Not Amateur Radio. Also you dont need a tower to enjoy ham radio. I have tremendous fun just hamming on HF with a dipole strung between a couple trees at 30 feet and a vertical ground mounted. Ham Radio is like fishing. You can enjoy it at any level you want. Big Bass boat with all the rigging's or simple fishing tackle along the bank.
who gives a shit about what kind of towers are being built? If it's his land that's all that matters... build whatever you want on your property with no regard as to what your neighbors think about the "view"... The fact that laws protect the "beauty" or "view" of a land disturbs me... if it is not land protected and owned by the government then get a fucking life and quit dreaming up bullshit ideas to harass your neighbors with!!
OMG this is nimbyism to the max. If they want undisturbed beauty then move to Montana. This man has a right to do what he wants to his property under color of the law.
I see now that the news pix were NOT pix of the ham's towers; they are doing their viewers and this ham a grave disservice by this exaggeration and misinformation. I stand corrected.
I have an idea! Mind your own business! A person buys property and someone else tells them what they can and can not do with it! Can we say communism! If you don't like it move! Adding the footage of the cell towers was a nice touch! I bet they don't think of eye sores when yaken on the phone!
I cant say about anyone else, but i do think that all of us HAM's, regaurdless of where we live should string up wires, put up towers, everything. At first a nucance to the communities we live in, but knowing human nature, they will eventually become curious. After curiosity strikes, given we take time to accomadate them and their questions, we may be able to get through to them the importance and fun of our beloved hobby. My neigbors at first were against my antennas, then came a skywarn net ;)
I suppose if he was erecting a 200 foot grain silo or a 50,000 square foot chicken coop it would be OK. People are always in favor of restricting anything that they personally don't want to do.
Hey John Martin: You don't have any so-called "rights to a traditional rural landscape" dumbass. Stop your whining. Idiots like you spend your time trying to tell others how to run their lives - go fuck yourself.
Their news video was misleading - they were showing cellular towers which are much bigger than ham radio towers which are much slimmer (Rohn 25G). Communities often thank ham radio operators during calamities when the only ones left communicating are the ham radio operators.
Another example of neighbors who are bored and have no life. This guy has seventeen acres and he should be able to do pretty much what ever he wants. Some people think that if they aren't interested in something then nobody should be allowed to do it. These complainers are a pathetic and small minded bunch.
What an idiot neighbor complaining. It's his land. Why complain when he even got permits to use it a certain way? If you want "absolutely nothing on your land", buy a few hundred/thousand acres and never sell any of it to anyone else.
Oh darn. This asshole can no longer look at his dry brown dirt and his dead trees. Instead, he gets to look at those beautiful towers that I wish I could afford!
You have to get permits there to put up a tower?! Wtf?! That's what people should be angry about. I will never understand... I will do what I want and build what I want on my land.
I love these pigs who think they can dictate what someone else does with their property. LEGAL ACTION>>>HAHA!
If you do not like what your neighbor does, buy them out, or MOVE! Do NOT buy a place with people living next door and then expect to dictate to them how they will use their land.
OOOOOOOH, this burns me up.
Makes me want to paint my house pink and purple and have a big model of a horses backside in my front yard.
Its his right... he ownes the property & nothing illegal about being a Amateur radio operatior. I say put up a antenna for every band 160 to 10 meters and then go with UHF antennas to cover all spectrums ! I hate neighbors that try to tell someone else what they can & cant do with their property. If the neighbor doesn't like it.. I suggest he move his ass somewhere else. Hes apparently a bad neighbor with nose problems.
The guy building towers was there first.And he can build what ever he wonts two build as long as it doesnt break laws there.And the next thing this guy will be biathing about is some one painting there hous a colar he doesnt like.MOVE OUT YOU WINNIE LITTLE ASSSSS BIATCH.
This report is misleading and contains false information! Eric Shangraw is lying.
Hams do not "broadcast." Hams are licensed by the FCC to use their stations to establish two-way communications with other hams. Get a dictionary Eric! It is a GUY wire not a guide wire!
In the video, the images are commercial cellular telephone towers not ham towers like K9CT's.
To any knowledgeable person viewing this report the only conclusion that can be drawn is that Eric Shangraw is an ignoramus.
At :56 and 1:08 looks like a cell site setup. Have never seen sectored antenna configurations use in Ham radio. There ARE some wealthy hams, but I can't help but wonder if there is some 'pecuniary interest' in this case. It's hard to believe these towers are solely for Amateur radio. There is a lot of money in radio site rentals.
@snowbird29803 - K9CT has the money to build this super contest ham station. He does not rent it out. Other hams are welcome to come and operate free, without obligation.
@tomn4nw I see now that the news pix were NOT pix of the ham's towers; they are doing their viewers and this ham a grave disservice by causing this exaggeration and misinformation. I stand corrected.
The FCC gives Hams authority to put up towers, amazing, having the regulator on your side. Over here. Ofcom seem to think power line network adapters and the interference they radiate are more important than licenced operators.
those nabers of his need to shut up. couse they have no clue what kinda power hes potenchily giving them. the power of comunication. when there phones quite there going to wine that they can't comunicate.
that man might be glad some day way things are going,when phones are down and all other commications are out that ham radio will still be up and running with world wide communication
as LONG as the operator has an fcc permit to build antenna towers, that person has all authority to build such structures, the only requirement is that if a tower is going to be over two hundred feet, that particular tower needs to have a light that is ALWAYS lit at the very top of the tower, not to mention a hundred feet half way down the tower, if you have a license, and people wish to cause out rage, FIGHT it before YOU end up with the fine.
Your whiney ass puss cake neighbor is THEE prime example of the pussification of America. This is what happens when our youth has been "nerfed". They grow up to be crybabies like this douche bag. Mr. Martin is made of nothing but an ultra thin and structurally bankrupt veneer hiding the evidence of how this once fine nation came off it's track. So Mr. Thompson please continue to build these towers. They represent how great this country used to be.
The HAM operator is on private property in the middle of no where. If that neighbor wants to see a "perfect landscape" maybe he should keep his eyes in his own back yard.
No wonder we lag the world in technology. Amateur radio used to be a great gateway for young people to learn electronics and engineering. Deed restrictions killed that. Now they want to impose their will of what looks good on others. Go to Japan. Largest number of amateur radio operators of any country on earth. And look where they are technologically. They encourage, not discourage amateur radio, along with robotics and other technology.
@jimccolorado Well said! My opinion exactly! I hope that he puts up eleven more towers! For every (rare) case like this, there are 100 poor souls who are whipped into submission by their restricted subdivisions and try to get by with "stealth" antennas and attic jobs. My XYL knows that I would never live anywhere like that. People should mind their own business.
1#-Neighbor-"Take off the Hat". You are wearing that Army hat thinking it will get you some consideration. Typical Liberal Do Gooder behavior. Im sure you are an Obama Man.
#2-Get those Cell Tower Photos off the Film. those are a prime example of what you will put up with-Cell Towers all over the "Beautiful universe" to hold your little winky dinky cell phone and Play Ham radio. Get a Life.
#3-Hang In there Hammer. This government is a growing number of Do Gooders who selfishly control.
It's funny how you can drive in any direction in Missouri and see 1000's of billboards and signs and cell phone towers and gigantic power lines. A person puts up a tower and here comes the outrage.
IF MR MARTIN WANTS A TRADITIONAL LANDSCAPE, WHY DON'T HE PLANT SOME BIG TREES IN HIS YARD AND HE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE TOWERS, JUST HIS TREES. HI HI
Sorry Pal get over it ! Yeppers, FCC grants Hams this right. One in particular reason, Amateur Operators can and do handle Emergency traffic. It's free from Internet snooping so yes they can and will get the job done if their dedicated. And yes the city or district MUST approve this, Sorry pal it's covered under U.S. Federal Law -Thank GOD ! Build'em Big and TALL! I back this man 100%. One more thing folks need to understand, never mess with a hams antenna's --it carries a Felony offense!
One more....Do you think Mr. Martin would any happier if the ham built a 3 story barn right on the property line? That would block his view totally and yet still be in keeping with country living!
This guy wants to live in the 'country'. Bet he would be just as angry if the ham got 50 cattle, 100 pig, and a couple hundred chickens. Oh and a few sheep. He would then complain of the noise and odor.
I assume he was in the ARMY, since he displays the hat so proudly on TV. A SIGN OF FREEDOM. And now here he is trying to take away the freedom of a fellow american. What a goof.
That neighbor has no clue what RFI is. He's just upset about his beautiful, jaw dropping view. it's really that simple. When the next natural disaster strikes and the HAM operators do what they always do I'm sure he'll change his tune. Then again, maybe not - ignorance is bliss as they say.
I wonder if the neighbors would be against water-well windmill towers or power-generating towers as well since they to rise up high above the landscape. I think the neighbor had more issues with the perceived RFI thinking that the man a vile out of band, illegal amplifier using, broadband splattering, cber then a nice Amateur willing to help with aid on RFI and emergency communications . 73's de KJ5CQ
john martin is an asshole... it is his property. he can do what the hell he wants.. it is called america, and in america we can own our property so buzz off dickhead neighbors.
Smart phone= no reception. Internet down. Trees covering house. ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. "We're all saved everyone!!! There's communication across the street!" Yup. 73s.
I am a ham radio operator and the FCC protects us from these types of cases. People need to grow up and stop complaining about other people's hobbies. We provide essential communications and do our hobby well. Let him build the freaking towers for christ sake.
The using of commercial towers to spin the story was BS. Traditional rural landscape my ass. Traditional rural is if it doesn't directing impact your property STFU. While we can communicate world wide when everything is in order we don't broadcast. That old boy must have some deep pockets, so save your money trying legal action
You know, life is WAY too short to be bothered by something so silly and so trivial as some towers a man chooses to build on his own property. So the neighbors don't like it and think it mars the view---who ever told them that they were going to get their way all the time? Good grief, we're talking some towers here, not a horizon-blocking wall of some kind. This is ridiculous.
it looks like rural area, it is not like city lot, if tower fell it will fell onto neighbour's roof, or anything.I guess neighbour rather prefer bunch of inoperable cars on lot, normal country side scenery.
I wish I didn't live in an apartment building and on a section of property like that so I could get several towers and stick them back behind my house.
The WEEK-TV (NBC affliate in Peoria) shows taller cellular phone towers .. not amateur radio towers .. that is poor TV journalism (lazy video editors).
What was not shown is that a Commercial BROADCAST TOWER is across the street from one of these neighbors. Guess WEEK-TV and Mr. Martin failed to mention that !!
I can't believe it. I can't imagine what I would do if I had such and OUTRAGEOUS NEIGHBOR who just went around obeying laws all willy nilly like that.
Towers already standing shown in the video are NOT ham towers; they are CELL PHONE towers, The stupid reporter and photograper should be reprimanded for suggesting that the cell phone towers are those in question, which are still being built. This is deceptive journaism. This is a rural area, and this is the ham's property and he can do what he wants on it. If the neighbors don't like it, they can move.
What a bunch of whiners. No more cell phones for them, no more TV or radio, they need towers to operate. I hope he strings 150 miles of wire up between them for a massive sterba curtain. Retards in the US need to stop being pussies and look at the laws in place long before they open their mouths and spew their nonsense
I have a right not to see you phone "ARMY" ass bitching like a SOHO pinkboy! 1st of all they keep showing gigantic CELLPHONE towers as a stock footage shot and as usual 'The News" does not explain amateur radio's legal standing one iota. It exists NOT as a "hobby" at all, but ultimately as a service. Do you bitch that wires can be run willy-nilly over everyone else's property if it has to to get cable TV to your house? The FCC has jurisdiction over these things. CONT....
Do they purposefully hire cretins for local news "investigators"? Since when does yuppie neighbour have a "right" to not look at radio towers? A little criticality in journalism would help us all these days. Bully for the ham.
His property, no HOA, everything he is doing is legal, so p*ss-off!! I think he should paint them all titty pink! You sir, can STFU and mind your own business. Better yet, go back and live with the other whiny-ass b*#ches in the 'burbs! Peace out beeyotch!
John Martin is a dick head. When will these dicks and cry babies get it into there dumbass heads that hey thats not your property thats not your life its his life. You don't like the towers frickin move. I got a neighbor who doesn't mow his lawn the grass is 1' tall but hey its not hurting me and nobody else except him when he has to pay the city to mow it for him. I don't like it but its his life not mine I complain about to myself and thats where it stays. Frickin cry babies makes me sick.
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I live in a mobile home park and I have two towers on my little property the owner of the park was trying to kick me out of the park because of what he called an eyesore lol it was really funny when I got the FCC involved they told the park owner there is nothing he can do and if he he tries to stop me he will get sued from the FCC now inst that a bight in the balls i was told that i could go up to 250 feet high and there is nothing a neighbor of the park or owner of the park can do to stop me
I agree with most of the posted comments. I understand the Neighbors concern and I feel his anger. Thats why us hams need to educate non hams about our cause. To sue over something like this is stupid. Its the same thing as getting sued by your neighbor by building a house or a workshop infrount of his house on your property. Sounds to me like he is a spoiled baby.
This is the trouble, these days you cant do something withought some one complaining about it.
what happened to the word "FREE" So does he need to seek others permission to what he wants on his own land? Well fuck all that, good luck to him and to hell with the moaning shits.
mikelee8520 10 hours ago
"how can one mans hobby have so much rights"
WTF kind of question is that? sounds like he got a communist in the neighborhood....
ryanNECT 3 days ago
The thing is...if i remember part 93 rules, all antennas that are above a certain height, about 200 feet must also be cleared with the FAA as well as the FCC. Secondly, most antenna towers aren't more than 20 feet. Now, if the neighbors decided to file a complaint, they'll be hard pressed to find a willinng judge as the council LEGALLY gave him the permission to put up a tower. (If he was in an HOA...he'd been beyond boned...)
newstarcadefan 6 days ago
I can't believe that the TV station would even cover this. They really must have a lack a relevant news out that way. The cut away to the cell towers was not a very accurate comparison. You would think the local news could do better. Wait they put this story on the air in the first place.....
sunpower101 1 week ago
OMG, Unbelievable. The ham will not be "broadcasting" to the world. And the towers will be something like 1000 feet from the neighbor's eyes, so they will be barely visible. There are neighbors in this world (even in Canada!) that feed off this kind of shit. This Martin guy is the troublemaker, not the ham. Live and let live.
VE2ZAZ 1 week ago
It's his land, he has the permits! Now this idiot want's to take him to court?
He should move!
MrBoogerhook 1 week ago
People hate towers until there is a time of emergency and their cellphones and landlines are out. Then they Love Amateur Radio.
Backtalk2u 2 weeks ago 2
Just A Pesky neighbor who can't mind his own dam business If you don't like it MOVE
In An emergency when the phone lines are useless you will be running over to your neighbor
they won't be an eye sore then I bet
AK4OR 2 weeks ago
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balok3 wrote;
"Unfortunately, the neighbors probably have legal recourse regardless of municipal and FCC authorization. This op is risking a lot by investing so much in these towers. I bet he'll end up having to take them down"
The FCC has all the recourse needed,get a law degree before you start giving legal advice.towers are legal,wait until the power goes out or some other calamity and these neighbors will be begging the ham operator to help them find out if their mother is alive
unolil 2 weeks ago
Wow, those reporters should have been able to find an actual ham radio tower somewhere to take a picture of.... Showing commercial cell towers with dozens of antennas per tower and many runs of 3-inch think transmitting cable? Come on, you can do better....
joe72205 3 weeks ago 2
I think mr Thompson has a perfect right to build his towers however has anyone tried just talking/reasoning with the guy rather than going straight into legal action eg why does he need 11 towers when he could use just 2 or 3 ?
The newscasters showing phone masts does not help either in my opinion
I am a ham radio operator in the UK and for most operations 1-2 masts would be adequate
I suspect the reason he is building 11 towers is some form of defiance against uncomprimising neighbours
Adriano9966 3 weeks ago
If it were cell towers that gave him service, he would be thrilled.
zenshaman 3 weeks ago 2
It is his right! Period!!!
1971darion 4 weeks ago 3
Agriculture is an Industrial operation, the land was cleared of native trees / brush so whatever is planted there exclusively can grow, "Rural" is not undeveloped, but does allow some unobstructed view of the horizon, however, some "rural" areas have those tall grain elevators on the landscape. I wonder if the complainer is just a resident, or works the land for profit. Usually its new homes next to a farm and complaints about the noise / dust / pesticide/ smell / "toxins" here in CA.
tube1aka1valve 4 weeks ago
...plus I like it how the news channel shows library pictures of mobile phone towers. Idiots.
combatwombat71 4 weeks ago
I don't see the problem at all. Look how rural that is. Good on him - just wish I had as much space for antennas!
combatwombat71 4 weeks ago
What will John say when the area farmers spread manure on their fields.
MichaeljRichter 4 weeks ago
If they want the view maybe they should have bought the land. His land,his choice.
steedandersen 1 month ago 9
Heck, I wonder if the Ham could dual-purpose those towers with some bill boards? :)
The income could offset some of the cost.
Wtijr2 1 month ago
it looks like open land, I thought people in country side are easy going. and don't really care about such things as antenna, I have seem many junk cars parked on their yard in many of country side houses.
PARTS97toPARTS95 1 month ago
Dictated to by some loser "outraged" neighbor. Screw your outrage. Go move. Something is trumped by your "scenery". Dickhead.
bummfarto 1 month ago 2
martin you are a asshole... To bad we have a right to do this!
koss1000 1 month ago
That is absurd, John Martin. You're the one ruining the beauty of this land.
kit0burrit0 1 month ago
"Beauty of this land"?!? It's Peoria not Yellowstone. Dude needs to get over himself. People are such busy bodies. If he doesn't like it he should sell and move.
TheChareen 1 month ago
Their RIGHT to a traditional landscape? He got the permits, he is in the clear. Take it up with the city dude, you moved in well after the owner had established his residency.
alhansen75 1 month ago 2
is there an update video? sure would love to see them towers.
cocollier 1 month ago
Go get the towers up.. I would if I had the space for multiple towers and the property to do so.. Great job om! de OH1JO
oh1jari 1 month ago 2
Good One John, Get them up there boy !!
reddog694uk 1 month ago 2
That's the price you pay for living in a free society. You do your thing and I do mine!
Love your neighbor as your self, stop whining and give the fellow a hand with his antenna system, I would :-)
Larrymarx 1 month ago 2
Wow, Universal ham radio greed gone wild. I might understand if this was a real broadcast station, but this is ridiculus. Why would anyone need such when ham radio can communicate around the world with a wire antenna 40 feet off the ground.
skepticalinquier 1 month ago
The guy has 17 acres. It's not like he's trying to squeeze all this in on a lot just big enough for a house. Also if he has 17 acres, how close can the neighbor be anyway?
SkylaneCaptain 1 month ago
We don't have problems like this in Canada.....we even don't have ASSHOLES this bad either!
The2011Believer 1 month ago
@The2011Believer
No no no..You people don't have any problems in Canada do you, Eh? Damned cunnucks!
N0WYO 1 month ago
Unfortunately, the neighbors probably have legal recourse regardless of municipal and FCC authorization. This op is risking a lot by investing so much in these towers. I bet he'll end up having to take them down.
balok3 1 month ago
@balok3
If the man has money to put up 11 towers on 17 acres, he's got money to fight his neighbors in court. I betting he'll win.
N0WYO 1 month ago
If this complaining guy suddenly was without his 3G cell phone service he would probably go nuts! And this same complaining guy would welcome a cell phone tower within a mile of his home," disrupting" the natural beauty of the flat boring, "Cow Pasture" that he smells every day getting out of bed. Lol
SledgHammer11 1 month ago
haha he said to operate this ham radio operation
bben95 1 month ago
Oh bitch bitch bitch! Trying coming to California where your neighbor is an Illegal Alien, his kids is going to college for free thanks to Gov Brown, they eat well on food stamps, and maintain a Pot Grow Op & a Meth Lab!!!!! Then you'll bitch. And yes, I'm soon leaving California.
torch39 1 month ago
That looked like a very remote area when the camera paned around the property. I wonder how far away it was to the complaining "neighbor".
gammondog 1 month ago
its his land let him do wat he wants..jeff
petchharrison 1 month ago
The towers pictured are not the type he would have in his yard. Those are commercial cell phone towers.
Wonder if these people are complaining about the cell towers also?
Just remember, in an emergency when the cell towers are all down, Ham Radio is still operational. It played a major roll in 911 & many other emerency situations.
Texmurphy51 1 month ago
boo who
SHAD0Wc0n 1 month ago
This is cool. He needs a wind mill or two to power his shack also.
c6rocks 1 month ago
No mention as to the HAM being a member of the Emergency network they have over there. Here in the UK we have RAYNET, Radio Amateur Emergency Network, Where we can can be called upon if other com's FAIL We do get used in areas where mobil coms are not reliable, I think in the States they call that CELLPHONES.
Bob
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corporallee44 1 month ago
you are soooooooooooo lucky in the USA with the FCC on your side, in the UK we put an antenna up in the dark and run into our home and hope no one knocks on the door, i feel radio is looked down on in the UK, i asked my landlord if i could put up my antenna before even taking the test, he said yes, but still i had neighbors asking if i had permision.
M6PEC 1 month ago
I am HAM RADIO operator, my antenna is 8 feet high and 66 ft long, it is supported by PVC pipe, NO need individual to have such mega structure, so they can broadcast to the world.
QROFB 1 month ago
@QROFB Your "good guy" gold star is in the mail.
c6rocks 1 month ago
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Seems to me that only sensitive people have rights huh? But the rest of us that develope everything from musical instruments to cell phones have no rights... One man has the same right as 1 million others, that is why I fought in Viet Nam for this flag... This Man has the right to life, freedon and the persuit of happiness, IE a hobby, hunting, boating what ever. To many times people try to force their Green Piece upon others like me, as I am a hunter, woodworker, grandfather, boater etc.
wx9dx 1 month ago
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Also helping people get out of their homes, blown down by the storm! This is called SkyWarn... Another thing Ham Radio Opps do, ( A Hobby HUH), how about life or death??? You should be very glad to have a Ham Radio Operator in your neighborhood!!!!!!!!!! Everyone!!!!!!!!!!
wx9dx 1 month ago
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wx9dx 1 month ago
Also the news people are showing Cell phone towers that are everywhere! Would this guy bitch about a cell company??? No way would he, as he would have better service in his house. Well I rent space to a Wireless Internet Company and my neighbors are damn glad I am around. I was the 2nd responder in last years tornado that took out half a town, with my Ham Radio I set up communications right away and for several days was doing Health and welfair reports in and out of town.
wx9dx 1 month ago
Finally the government is standing up for one of the constitutional amendments! Life liberty, and the persuit of happiness...Also what did this neighbor do that is anywhere as great a thing as Ham Radio? They brought us from telegraph to cell phones... Experimentation, emergency communications, GPS tracking systems etc... Just a few that Ham Radio Opps gave us... This guy might even save people at sea or downed aircraft via shortwave. Get off his back!!! Jimmy, ARRL TC, WX9DX
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wx9dx 1 month ago
Where does it say that you have a right to a "traditional rual landscape"?
k7ben1 1 month ago 14
@k7ben1 No where. It appears that the one building the towers was there first anyway. If they want to have a say in what another land owner can do with his property, move to town where they have those lovely HOA's telling you how tall your grass can be, what fence you can put up, what out building your allowed. Other wise it's not their business..
GunBroker100 1 month ago 2
The man obviously owns several acreas of property and he did not "JUST MOVE" to the area. He is a licenced HAM Radio Op and has applied and gotten all permits. Get over yourself, you just move in and already doing a fine job of showing just what type neighbor you are and shall be. The cry baby complaining really needs to study up on the concept of private property....If indeed there is a national emergency he and many others will be glad to have the HAMs ability to reach the outside world
NiteStar131 1 month ago
It's his property to put up towers and antennas ----End of story!
KA9DSL 1 month ago 2
Your "freedom" ends where mine begins. So, go bugger off!
n5syr1 1 month ago
I bet Mr ..what ever his name is, has a cell phone that blocks my view of the country, and while we're at it, what about those power poles he has leading to his house ?
Postie218 1 month ago
Those are Cell phone pictured. Not Amateur Radio. Also you dont need a tower to enjoy ham radio. I have tremendous fun just hamming on HF with a dipole strung between a couple trees at 30 feet and a vertical ground mounted. Ham Radio is like fishing. You can enjoy it at any level you want. Big Bass boat with all the rigging's or simple fishing tackle along the bank.
kcscarecrow 1 month ago
who gives a shit about what kind of towers are being built? If it's his land that's all that matters... build whatever you want on your property with no regard as to what your neighbors think about the "view"... The fact that laws protect the "beauty" or "view" of a land disturbs me... if it is not land protected and owned by the government then get a fucking life and quit dreaming up bullshit ideas to harass your neighbors with!!
prevozac000 2 months ago
This type of deceptive Reporting is very problematic. The towers shown were cell phone.
onestepham 2 months ago
OMG this is nimbyism to the max. If they want undisturbed beauty then move to Montana. This man has a right to do what he wants to his property under color of the law.
markdm4805 2 months ago
Its his property, he should be able to do what he wants with it. It towers don't hurt anyone, those motherfuckers need to keep their noses out.
humanboy1221 2 months ago
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I see now that the news pix were NOT pix of the ham's towers; they are doing their viewers and this ham a grave disservice by this exaggeration and misinformation. I stand corrected.
snowbird29803 2 months ago
I have an idea! Mind your own business! A person buys property and someone else tells them what they can and can not do with it! Can we say communism! If you don't like it move! Adding the footage of the cell towers was a nice touch! I bet they don't think of eye sores when yaken on the phone!
CalhounBusdriver12 2 months ago
11 towers Damn.
ke7amf 2 months ago
Two terms AMERICA ; FREEDOM AND LIBERTY, Become familiar with them both!
DaNuWaGiLi 2 months ago
I guess the guy can move or put up a high fence.
SEWashingtonTactical 2 months ago
I cant say about anyone else, but i do think that all of us HAM's, regaurdless of where we live should string up wires, put up towers, everything. At first a nucance to the communities we live in, but knowing human nature, they will eventually become curious. After curiosity strikes, given we take time to accomadate them and their questions, we may be able to get through to them the importance and fun of our beloved hobby. My neigbors at first were against my antennas, then came a skywarn net ;)
mastermix79 2 months ago
I suppose if he was erecting a 200 foot grain silo or a 50,000 square foot chicken coop it would be OK. People are always in favor of restricting anything that they personally don't want to do.
MrTdw1954 2 months ago
Hey John Martin: You don't have any so-called "rights to a traditional rural landscape" dumbass. Stop your whining. Idiots like you spend your time trying to tell others how to run their lives - go fuck yourself.
coolconservative 2 months ago 32
more than the big farmer
A5593GM4DHJ 2 months ago
Their news video was misleading - they were showing cellular towers which are much bigger than ham radio towers which are much slimmer (Rohn 25G). Communities often thank ham radio operators during calamities when the only ones left communicating are the ham radio operators.
randysvideos2009 2 months ago 2
Hey Martin..get a feckin life...
teamfab 2 months ago
These whiners and complainers are the same ones who probably wouldn't mind a wind farm being set up there.
fedorauser1003 2 months ago
PRB-1 It's a beautiful thing!!
Moreoff 2 months ago
people just looking for something to bitch about.
carryclass 2 months ago
Another example of neighbors who are bored and have no life. This guy has seventeen acres and he should be able to do pretty much what ever he wants. Some people think that if they aren't interested in something then nobody should be allowed to do it. These complainers are a pathetic and small minded bunch.
satanicmechanic86 2 months ago 3
What an idiot neighbor complaining. It's his land. Why complain when he even got permits to use it a certain way? If you want "absolutely nothing on your land", buy a few hundred/thousand acres and never sell any of it to anyone else.
linagee 2 months ago
Oh darn. This asshole can no longer look at his dry brown dirt and his dead trees. Instead, he gets to look at those beautiful towers that I wish I could afford!
ThePhisherman47 2 months ago 39
@ThePhisherman47 so true. that dirt and dead trees are not the most pleasant thing to look at. lmao
kc9lzi 2 months ago 2
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What a man builds on his private property is his private business.
These neighbors need to shut up and mind their own business.
If they can't do that, then let's have a look at some of the junk they own that needs to be disposed of.
MrSirPhase3 2 months ago
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MrSirPhase3 2 months ago
why does the news keep showing cell phone towers that are much taller than the ones the guy is putting up?
you can go up to 200 feet high without an fcc or faa approval on a tower in the state of georgia. Not sure if that is nationwide or just our state?
katiebug18371 2 months ago
@katiebug18371 The same reason they show machine guns when they talk about semi-automatic guns. It's what the drive-by media does!
MrTdw1954 2 months ago
@katiebug18371
It's nationwide, unless you're within one mile of an airport. Then the faa must make the decisions on height, etc.
lostcowhand 2 months ago
You have to get permits there to put up a tower?! Wtf?! That's what people should be angry about. I will never understand... I will do what I want and build what I want on my land.
CenturyofTerror 2 months ago 4
I love these pigs who think they can dictate what someone else does with their property. LEGAL ACTION>>>HAHA!
If you do not like what your neighbor does, buy them out, or MOVE! Do NOT buy a place with people living next door and then expect to dictate to them how they will use their land.
OOOOOOOH, this burns me up.
Makes me want to paint my house pink and purple and have a big model of a horses backside in my front yard.
sheltiemanva 2 months ago 4
Its his right... he ownes the property & nothing illegal about being a Amateur radio operatior. I say put up a antenna for every band 160 to 10 meters and then go with UHF antennas to cover all spectrums ! I hate neighbors that try to tell someone else what they can & cant do with their property. If the neighbor doesn't like it.. I suggest he move his ass somewhere else. Hes apparently a bad neighbor with nose problems.
zetazerozap 2 months ago 2
Fuck them, it's his property!
Rofocowboy84 2 months ago 2
The guy building towers was there first.And he can build what ever he wonts two build as long as it doesnt break laws there.And the next thing this guy will be biathing about is some one painting there hous a colar he doesnt like.MOVE OUT YOU WINNIE LITTLE ASSSSS BIATCH.
offsuckmydickfukk 2 months ago
This report is misleading and contains false information! Eric Shangraw is lying.
Hams do not "broadcast." Hams are licensed by the FCC to use their stations to establish two-way communications with other hams. Get a dictionary Eric! It is a GUY wire not a guide wire!
In the video, the images are commercial cellular telephone towers not ham towers like K9CT's.
To any knowledgeable person viewing this report the only conclusion that can be drawn is that Eric Shangraw is an ignoramus.
tomn4nw 3 months ago
@tomn4nw haha, i thought while watching the video : WTF those are microwave antenna!
hitachi088 2 months ago
At :56 and 1:08 looks like a cell site setup. Have never seen sectored antenna configurations use in Ham radio. There ARE some wealthy hams, but I can't help but wonder if there is some 'pecuniary interest' in this case. It's hard to believe these towers are solely for Amateur radio. There is a lot of money in radio site rentals.
snowbird29803 3 months ago
@snowbird29803 - K9CT has the money to build this super contest ham station. He does not rent it out. Other hams are welcome to come and operate free, without obligation.
tomn4nw 3 months ago
@tomn4nw I see now that the news pix were NOT pix of the ham's towers; they are doing their viewers and this ham a grave disservice by causing this exaggeration and misinformation. I stand corrected.
snowbird29803 2 months ago
"CHOCOLATE RAIN" etc
ryoko700 3 months ago
Good luck proving damages for that lawsuit threat neighbor!
driftahxs 3 months ago
then move.
Bill1977cgo1 3 months ago
The FCC gives Hams authority to put up towers, amazing, having the regulator on your side. Over here. Ofcom seem to think power line network adapters and the interference they radiate are more important than licenced operators.
G0IFI 3 months ago
those nabers of his need to shut up. couse they have no clue what kinda power hes potenchily giving them. the power of comunication. when there phones quite there going to wine that they can't comunicate.
undercoverhillnerd 3 months ago 2
that man might be glad some day way things are going,when phones are down and all other commications are out that ham radio will still be up and running with world wide communication
superdavekc5vmq 3 months ago
Sounds like Ted Kennedy and the wind turbines!
totalrandomcrap 3 months ago
as LONG as the operator has an fcc permit to build antenna towers, that person has all authority to build such structures, the only requirement is that if a tower is going to be over two hundred feet, that particular tower needs to have a light that is ALWAYS lit at the very top of the tower, not to mention a hundred feet half way down the tower, if you have a license, and people wish to cause out rage, FIGHT it before YOU end up with the fine.
HurricaneSondra 3 months ago
That story is a year old now. I would love to see this guys antenna farm.
RenaissanceMan929 3 months ago
"Their _right_ to a traditional landscape"? Never heard of that right.
ladams00 3 months ago
Dear Craig Thompson;
Your whiney ass puss cake neighbor is THEE prime example of the pussification of America. This is what happens when our youth has been "nerfed". They grow up to be crybabies like this douche bag. Mr. Martin is made of nothing but an ultra thin and structurally bankrupt veneer hiding the evidence of how this once fine nation came off it's track. So Mr. Thompson please continue to build these towers. They represent how great this country used to be.
SR798 (C.Br for life)
helvis66 3 months ago 3
Shoot at the antennas,that'll teach 'em!
sc2dave1 3 months ago
The HAM operator is on private property in the middle of no where. If that neighbor wants to see a "perfect landscape" maybe he should keep his eyes in his own back yard.
Fantome1989 3 months ago 2
No wonder we lag the world in technology. Amateur radio used to be a great gateway for young people to learn electronics and engineering. Deed restrictions killed that. Now they want to impose their will of what looks good on others. Go to Japan. Largest number of amateur radio operators of any country on earth. And look where they are technologically. They encourage, not discourage amateur radio, along with robotics and other technology.
He should move into a deed restricted area
jimccolorado 3 months ago 26
@jimccolorado Well said! My opinion exactly! I hope that he puts up eleven more towers! For every (rare) case like this, there are 100 poor souls who are whipped into submission by their restricted subdivisions and try to get by with "stealth" antennas and attic jobs. My XYL knows that I would never live anywhere like that. People should mind their own business.
LesbianVampireLover 2 months ago
@jimccolorado japan is also slightly radioactive. one of the great perks of living their
bozerabc123 1 month ago
my god. what about this guys right to build what ever he wants on his property . what a bunch of pussies
TheKurtChaney 3 months ago 3
WIN!!!!
radioditch 3 months ago
They are "guy" wires, not "guide" wires...
Zentraleinheite 3 months ago 4
1#-Neighbor-"Take off the Hat". You are wearing that Army hat thinking it will get you some consideration. Typical Liberal Do Gooder behavior. Im sure you are an Obama Man.
#2-Get those Cell Tower Photos off the Film. those are a prime example of what you will put up with-Cell Towers all over the "Beautiful universe" to hold your little winky dinky cell phone and Play Ham radio. Get a Life.
#3-Hang In there Hammer. This government is a growing number of Do Gooders who selfishly control.
HerbBeamish 3 months ago
It's funny how you can drive in any direction in Missouri and see 1000's of billboards and signs and cell phone towers and gigantic power lines. A person puts up a tower and here comes the outrage.
VerifyHistory 3 months ago
Give 'em hell John. I would love to be one of your neighbors.
73, AA4YL
cherwhit 3 months ago
IF MR MARTIN WANTS A TRADITIONAL LANDSCAPE, WHY DON'T HE PLANT SOME BIG TREES IN HIS YARD AND HE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE TOWERS, JUST HIS TREES. HI HI
NoSympathyHQ 3 months ago
Sorry Pal get over it ! Yeppers, FCC grants Hams this right. One in particular reason, Amateur Operators can and do handle Emergency traffic. It's free from Internet snooping so yes they can and will get the job done if their dedicated. And yes the city or district MUST approve this, Sorry pal it's covered under U.S. Federal Law -Thank GOD ! Build'em Big and TALL! I back this man 100%. One more thing folks need to understand, never mess with a hams antenna's --it carries a Felony offense!
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Professorfate01 3 months ago
One more....Do you think Mr. Martin would any happier if the ham built a 3 story barn right on the property line? That would block his view totally and yet still be in keeping with country living!
KB4QAA 3 months ago
This guy wants to live in the 'country'. Bet he would be just as angry if the ham got 50 cattle, 100 pig, and a couple hundred chickens. Oh and a few sheep. He would then complain of the noise and odor.
KB4QAA 3 months ago
When in doubt, build 'em higher! More is good too.
bobcrunch 3 months ago
I assume he was in the ARMY, since he displays the hat so proudly on TV. A SIGN OF FREEDOM. And now here he is trying to take away the freedom of a fellow american. What a goof.
Hey John Martin, don't like it??? MOVE!
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belvedere500hp 4 months ago 2
Listen to that stupid-ass woman "reporter." She said he wanted to "broadcast" his signal "around the world."
She doesn't even know the difference between a broadcast and 2-way comms. Or, I should say, the idiot that wrote the script for the teleprompter.
Rich8951 4 months ago
The newscast added stock footage of cell phone towers instead of actually reporting the news as it was.
VideoRanger 4 months ago 18
@VideoRanger I know! The news is fucked up!
Land of the free
Home of the brave
I don't care what he builds, i say he should build it! His land, he can do what he wants.
blauwstaat16 3 months ago 2
That neighbor has no clue what RFI is. He's just upset about his beautiful, jaw dropping view. it's really that simple. When the next natural disaster strikes and the HAM operators do what they always do I'm sure he'll change his tune. Then again, maybe not - ignorance is bliss as they say.
RFOnewatt 4 months ago
I wonder if the neighbors would be against water-well windmill towers or power-generating towers as well since they to rise up high above the landscape. I think the neighbor had more issues with the perceived RFI thinking that the man a vile out of band, illegal amplifier using, broadband splattering, cber then a nice Amateur willing to help with aid on RFI and emergency communications . 73's de KJ5CQ
1ordequis 4 months ago
john martin is an asshole... it is his property. he can do what the hell he wants.. it is called america, and in america we can own our property so buzz off dickhead neighbors.
tonytonytee 4 months ago 3
john martin is an asshole.
tonytonytee 4 months ago
Smart phone= no reception. Internet down. Trees covering house. ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. "We're all saved everyone!!! There's communication across the street!" Yup. 73s.
theartistsvlog 4 months ago
I am a ham radio operator and the FCC protects us from these types of cases. People need to grow up and stop complaining about other people's hobbies. We provide essential communications and do our hobby well. Let him build the freaking towers for christ sake.
73's
kb1uyh
truckboy59 4 months ago
The using of commercial towers to spin the story was BS. Traditional rural landscape my ass. Traditional rural is if it doesn't directing impact your property STFU. While we can communicate world wide when everything is in order we don't broadcast. That old boy must have some deep pockets, so save your money trying legal action
donyunger 4 months ago
You know, life is WAY too short to be bothered by something so silly and so trivial as some towers a man chooses to build on his own property. So the neighbors don't like it and think it mars the view---who ever told them that they were going to get their way all the time? Good grief, we're talking some towers here, not a horizon-blocking wall of some kind. This is ridiculous.
TroyLFullerton 4 months ago
it looks like rural area, it is not like city lot, if tower fell it will fell onto neighbour's roof, or anything.I guess neighbour rather prefer bunch of inoperable cars on lot, normal country side scenery.
QROFB 4 months ago
I wish I didn't live in an apartment building and on a section of property like that so I could get several towers and stick them back behind my house.
tonyridlen 5 months ago
and people complain about my 1 full wave cb antenna on a 40 foot poll lol
nashvilleoutlaw 5 months ago
Pack up and move
wolfhawg 5 months ago
The WEEK-TV (NBC affliate in Peoria) shows taller cellular phone towers .. not amateur radio towers .. that is poor TV journalism (lazy video editors).
What was not shown is that a Commercial BROADCAST TOWER is across the street from one of these neighbors. Guess WEEK-TV and Mr. Martin failed to mention that !!
Mr. Martin is still trying to stop construction.
w9gb 5 months ago
Hey nieghbours...if you dont like the towers then dont fuckin look at them.....
teamfab 5 months ago
I can't believe it. I can't imagine what I would do if I had such and OUTRAGEOUS NEIGHBOR who just went around obeying laws all willy nilly like that.
TheEpisteme 5 months ago
What a misleading story. Hams don't broadcast. Hams communicate across the world. And not one of those towers they showed was a ham radio tower!
rjairam 5 months ago 2
Way to go about it legally. Just too bad they had to show CELL PHONE TOWERS instead of real life ham towers. Sigh
N7JJY DN71OD
archuka1 5 months ago
John Martin is the kind of guy who moves beside a pig farm then starts bitchen about the smell a week later.... I hater people like this.
sciwolf359 5 months ago
Towers already standing shown in the video are NOT ham towers; they are CELL PHONE towers, The stupid reporter and photograper should be reprimanded for suggesting that the cell phone towers are those in question, which are still being built. This is deceptive journaism. This is a rural area, and this is the ham's property and he can do what he wants on it. If the neighbors don't like it, they can move.
irright 5 months ago 4
His property, he's legally entitled as such his whiney neighbors (like mine) can eat shit.
U235hexafluoridedude 6 months ago
you never hear them complaining about cell phone towers... hmmmm....
clipdan 6 months ago
And ham radio people hate cbers because they don't like the way they talk what a bunch of hypocritical people hahaha love it
spooner454 6 months ago
Your neighbors don't own the view over your property. If YOU don't like looking at MY property, don't look at it.
office888 6 months ago 3
What a bunch of whiners. No more cell phones for them, no more TV or radio, they need towers to operate. I hope he strings 150 miles of wire up between them for a massive sterba curtain. Retards in the US need to stop being pussies and look at the laws in place long before they open their mouths and spew their nonsense
dragon0lrd 6 months ago 2
Welcome to America! "The FCC gives ham radio operators the right to build these type of towers". 'Nuff Said!
nurfacebish 6 months ago
If the neighbors don't like it they can do the American thing and move.
radiotech181 6 months ago 3
I have a right not to see you phone "ARMY" ass bitching like a SOHO pinkboy! 1st of all they keep showing gigantic CELLPHONE towers as a stock footage shot and as usual 'The News" does not explain amateur radio's legal standing one iota. It exists NOT as a "hobby" at all, but ultimately as a service. Do you bitch that wires can be run willy-nilly over everyone else's property if it has to to get cable TV to your house? The FCC has jurisdiction over these things. CONT....
Badwsky 7 months ago
Do they purposefully hire cretins for local news "investigators"? Since when does yuppie neighbour have a "right" to not look at radio towers? A little criticality in journalism would help us all these days. Bully for the ham.
Shufei 7 months ago
His property, no HOA, everything he is doing is legal, so p*ss-off!! I think he should paint them all titty pink! You sir, can STFU and mind your own business. Better yet, go back and live with the other whiny-ass b*#ches in the 'burbs! Peace out beeyotch!
n5syr1 7 months ago 2
John Martin is a dick head. When will these dicks and cry babies get it into there dumbass heads that hey thats not your property thats not your life its his life. You don't like the towers frickin move. I got a neighbor who doesn't mow his lawn the grass is 1' tall but hey its not hurting me and nobody else except him when he has to pay the city to mow it for him. I don't like it but its his life not mine I complain about to myself and thats where it stays. Frickin cry babies makes me sick.
3250leg 8 months ago 3
Good for him. Typical, the only pictures of radio towers than can find are cell phone towers.
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te3tomaz 8 months ago
I live in a mobile home park and I have two towers on my little property the owner of the park was trying to kick me out of the park because of what he called an eyesore lol it was really funny when I got the FCC involved they told the park owner there is nothing he can do and if he he tries to stop me he will get sued from the FCC now inst that a bight in the balls i was told that i could go up to 250 feet high and there is nothing a neighbor of the park or owner of the park can do to stop me
ArticWolf24 9 months ago
There are no legal options.
cmritchie04 10 months ago
he lives across the street, u cant hardly see the place from his house.
eogg25 10 months ago
I agree with most of the posted comments. I understand the Neighbors concern and I feel his anger. Thats why us hams need to educate non hams about our cause. To sue over something like this is stupid. Its the same thing as getting sued by your neighbor by building a house or a workshop infrount of his house on your property. Sounds to me like he is a spoiled baby.
Rctrilogy 10 months ago