My experience in contacting 'local hams and clubs' was to put it lightly
terrible. For the most part no one responded... both when looking to move to
Texas as well as to South Carolina. And in one case I was basically yelled
at by one ham that passed along his phone number and asked me to call him
... he said "no one follows what the county says - we just put them up - WHY
did you contact the country? Why would you do that?" ....
as if I'm going to invest in a future retirement home with a desire for
LEGAL ham radio capability with no hassles from any neighbors regarding that
legality ... THAT county actually had regulations that classified ham towers
with commercial towers - they saw no distinction and they said and I quote
"we are reasonably accommodating hams" ... needless to say I didn't move to
that county.
Also remember if you're going to be serious (dxing and/or contesting) and if
it is ok (with the spouse) try out HFTA on the potential new site - for me
it was one of the bigger 'has to have/pass' criteria!
Gary
K9RX
-----Original Message-----
From: Hank Garretson
Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 1:24 PM
Cc: TowerTalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible new
homepurchase
On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:18 AM, Wes Attaway (N5WA) <
wesattaway@bellsouth.net> wrote:
I would suggest that you get in touch with the county administration
people
to find out about regulations and who the county engineer is.
The info you need may be on the county's website.
Good advice. But perhaps before showing your hand to the county, first talk
with local hams and clubs.
Ham Exuberantly,
Hank, W6SX
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