The letter from Cal Fire says: > I do understand and appreciate all of the service you have provided in the past. However, with > constantly changing technolog

The letter from Cal Fire says: > I do understand and appreciate all of the service you have provided in the past. However, with > constantly changing technological advances, there is no longer the same benefit to State as > previously provided. Therefore, the Department no longer financially supports HAM operators > radios or tenancy. If you desire to enter into a formal agreement to operate and maintain said > equipment, you must complete and submit attached collocation application along with fee as > outlined on page one of application. > There is cost associated with getting an agreement in place. In addition to the technical > analysis fee ($2500/application), there is DGS Lease admin cost associated (typically between > $3000-$5000) with preparation of lease. Also, there will be an annual rent charge based upon > equipment type/space. >Please let me know how you wish to proceed. If you determine the cost is too great to proceed, > please make arrangements with me to remove equipment. If you still have questions, please do > not hesitate to ask. I am much more readily available via email. If no action is taken, they will dissolve the network by removing the equipment. There is no evidence to propose that the reason they are charging the hams is because they are charging their commercial tenants. It also seems like an excuse, that it might be illegal to "gift" the hams a place on the tower. We'll probably reach that level of glorification of property rights soon, but for now, I'm assuming that it was legal to let the ham equipment reside there in previous years. Someone decided they didn't want the things there any more, and this is the way they decided to do it. These new requirements are not the reason, but the implementation. If someone says "the policy says so," and they make the policy, that's an excuse, not a reason. I want to know what the original reason was.