Hi all, new member here. I posted this question at Sound and Vision Mag and someone suggested I post here as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I just bought a two story condo unit in MD. My condo management association told me that the only place I could install a dish would be my 10x15 backyard/patio. Roofs are not allowed. However, when the DirecTV guy got there, he told me that I wouldn't be able to get a signal without a huge mast on which to mount the dish. I had him go ahead and put it on the roof and sort of hide it from general view. I'm sure that the association will give me some trouble. I looked up some FCC regs and thought I was in the clear but apparently condos can restrict use of "common use" elements like a roof. Does anyone know what other rationale or guidelines I can use to fight them? If they aren't willing to compromise and let me keep it there, my alternative would have to be a big (unsightly) antenna mast. Any suggestions out there?
I just bought a two story condo unit in MD. My condo management association told me that the only place I could install a dish would be my 10x15 backyard/patio. Roofs are not allowed. However, when the DirecTV guy got there, he told me that I wouldn't be able to get a signal without a huge mast on which to mount the dish. I had him go ahead and put it on the roof and sort of hide it from general view. I'm sure that the association will give me some trouble. I looked up some FCC regs and thought I was in the clear but apparently condos can restrict use of "common use" elements like a roof. Does anyone know what other rationale or guidelines I can use to fight them? If they aren't willing to compromise and let me keep it there, my alternative would have to be a big (unsightly) antenna mast. Any suggestions out there?
