Joe you have sympathetic fellow travelers on your journey.
First a real fact: the "strongest" tubular I know of is the 70' "Sky Needle".
Second a suggestion: Seek out your ARRL volunteer counsel in the area. The one
here is Austin (George Clark) knows what is going on locally and was a big help.
Third some opinion/commisseration: I built in (becuase the XYL would die if we
didn't) a neighborhood with virtually complete antenna restrictions via CC&R's
and an "Architectural Control Committee" and have been using a G5RV about 12'
high hidden in the trees for 7 years. I recently bought a piece of land outside
of town to build a remote station on, then developed the same kind of problem
you have with the city/county government. With the ARRL's petition re
clarifying extending PRB-1 to cover CC&R's and the recent preemption of CC&R's
re small dishes, MDS, and TV antennas, I have applied to the ACC in my present
neighborhood for permission to do a tubular mast and a C4 on the theory that it
is not much larger than a TV antenna. I think it will be approved, and if it is
not, I am prepared to challenge it to get a test case. But, now the XYL has
decided she doesn't like the school system where we are, the kids are in a
private school, and she is looking for a lot in another area. Oy! We'll see.
John N5CQ
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Subject: MA40 Plan Part III (Long)
Author: "Joe Spinosa" <Spinosa@msn.com> at ~acs-aus
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: 11/8/96 6:14 PM
This is a continuation of a thread I started over a month ago. It's about my
ongoing struggle to erect a modest tower in Concord, CA.
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Anyone think I should QRT and join the XYL in the sewing room?
Best Regards,
Joe Spinosa
KF6CWX
Concord, CA
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