It’s called: “Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur: Everything you and your attorney need to know to obtain a permit for your antenna-support system.”

Prospect Street resident and licensed ham radio operator Mikhail Filippov hired Hopengarten to help him convince the Zoning Board of Appeals to reject a challenge by a large group of neighbors who say the 80-foot radio tower Filippov wants to build in his yard is unsafe and will destroy the woodsy area’s charm.

The radio tower would allow Filippov, as an amateur “ham” radio operator, to communicate with other operators around the world without the internet.

Fred Schelong is one of several neighbors who strongly oppose the tower. Schelong said he and his wife bought their home on Prospect Street 56 years ago, and have always viewed their property as “our private oasis.”

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‘I thought it was a dying art’: Why this Hamilton veteran wants to revive ham radio

In 1978, John David was surprised to discover — upon calling his parents in Hamilton, Ont. from the Golan Heights — that a five-minute conversation cost $20, a hefty chunk of change for a soldier making roughly $300 a month.

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