A senate committee has taken action to help amateur radio operators with antenna restrictions from deed-restricted communities. http://www.radioworld.com/article/senate-committee-endorses-ham-radio-bill/277576
For part 15 operators that have amateur radio licenses and yards they could get around a HOA that is against a ground mounted 15.219 install. A ground mounted 15.219 install and a short-whip active receive antenna are very similar. The amateur radio operator could use the updated PRB-1 to get permission to install a short-whip active antenna over buried ground radial field, then once it is constructed replace the active-antenna box with a 15.219 transmitter box; depending on the bands to be received with the active antenna it is likely a single box could do both as long as the AM band broadcast signal was filtered from the preamp on the active antenna side of things.
Similarly, if an updated PRB-1 were used to install an amateur radio mast or tower when otherwise prevented by a HOA, it would be reasonably simple to put a 15.239 compliant transmitter, such as a CCrane FM2, in a small enclosure inconspicuously on the mast or tower to get the FM transmitter above obstructions.
Doesn't the Telecom act of 96 say HOAs cannot ban antennas?
nope,,
only overturns DBS (Direc / Dish type) satellite dish and terrestrial tv antenna bans. it applies to both rental property and deed restrictions / CCR's.
look up OTARD
Here's a link to a video with more information. If you put up with a bit of pro-amateur propaganda you will get some facts about the legislation.
As an aside, I live in a HOA neighborhood and wouldn't want it otherwise having seen what can go on in non-HOA areas. I have a 2 meter vertical on my chimney, a 40 m dipole behind my house, and a ground mounted over radials 3m AM antenna in my back yard, all designed for minimum visual impact. There have been no problems at all with this and, in fact, my neighbor helped me erect the dipole. I suppose I am fortunate to live in a community where folks are not jerks and who allow reasonable accommodation for property use. My antennas are installed so as not to be visible off my property and that is an easy concession for me to make and still maintain an amateur radio station.
and HOA's can be great when you have a reasonable one like you apparently have in your situation, but too many of them (if fact more so than not) are simply venues for power hungry board members who use the power to push agenda's, grind axes, etc.
i have great respect for the reasonable ones, but sadly, as with the us / state government(s), all it takes is an administration change to go from reasonable to a bad HOA.
so having some kind of federally enforced regulations to fall back on is quickly becoming necessary.
these are the ones that need to be addressed because another 10-20 or so years down the road it will be very difficult to find a non hoa property.
The president of our local ham radio club got elected president of his HOA. He made a ham radio pitch and the members voted to allow no higher than 30 foot tower/mast in the back yard.