Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna

["Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@weather.net>]

I have to agree with attachments to the roof or the house. They don't 
add to pleasant life. Sure are nice for short feed lines, but unless you 
are in a place the wind never blows they can be annoying from the rumble 
of the wind or the whistle if the mast ends are open or element ends are 
open. I learned that long ago when I attached a 40 meter vertical made 
of round down spout to an eave. It originally had a cap, but it came off 
when I took it apart to move and I didn't bother to put it back on. One 
the hill top of the small town (then) Allen Texas, it whistled like a 
32' organ pipe when the wind blew.
Last year I bought a house in Iowa on a hill top with a wind break to 
the north and west, and it came with two tripods on the roof. It was 
quick to toss up a dual band vertical for vhf and UHF on one connected 
to the existing TV coax in place of the MDS antenna and to take down the 
TV antenna and toss up a couple VHF plus UHF short yagis. That mast did 
whistle, and the whole thing rumbles in strong winds even behind the 
wind break. I've been moving library and electronics parts ever since 
but I'll shortly be done and need to take advantage of the space and 
lack of county rules about towers.
73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 11/30/2010 12:19 AM, Richards wrote:
> On 11/29/2010 6:50 PM, Jim Lowman wrote:
> > A couple of things come to mind, Rick.  Probably more often than not,
> > the XYL has a lot to say about which house to buy that may or may not
> > take the OM's hobby into consideration.
>
>         I cannot believe how many wives do NOT consider
>         their husband's hobby interests important.  My wife
>         likes me... likes my dog... likes my hobby.   I give
>         her the same respect and support.  It is working
>         rather well for us.
>
>         My friend Anonymous is married to a gal who keeps
>         saying "you guys are crazy" and says she does not
>         understand his hobby... although she just sits and
>         watches stupid reality TV shows all day - while he
>         is learning about electronics, circuits, radios,
>         antennas, communications, and making friends out
>         in the world.   But she denies him any outdoor
>         antennas... I don't get it... he worked all his
>         days and paid for the house, the kids, everything,
>         but has no say over whether he has ANY outdoor antenna
>         or not...   It's tragic.  I think he deserves a bit
>         of a reward for all his hard work - he worked in some
>         filthy factory for YEARS and saved like Heck and can
>         now retire in relative comfort - I just don't get it.
>         
>         My wife has imposed ONE restriction - no holes in the
>         roof.    I can have a 60 foo tower, but no holes
>         in the roof.
>
>         I think I can live with that.  I just don't understand
>         how a wife can say she "loves" the guy, but won't
>         let him have any toys.
>
>
>
> Having a wife who is herself a  ham may be an advantage.
>
>         Yes, but just having a supportive wife IS enough
>         by itself.  Mine helps me design and install
>         my antennas, even helps dig the feed line trench.
>         Gotta love her.
>
>
> > Also, at least here in soCal, it's becoming more and more difficult to
> > buy a new home that doesn't have deed restrictions.  Odd that these
> > restrictions don't expire when the last house in the development is
> > sold, at which point common sense would dictate that the developer no
> > longer has an interest in the project.  If there's an HOA, all bets are off.
>
>         They "run" with the land... meaning they run in
>         perpetuity, to new owners until everyone (or enough
>         owners) in the HO Association vote to suspend the
>         restriction.  I agree it is tragic SO MANY suburban
>         developments have these restrictions.
>
>
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