New York State now has a law that says HOAs cannot restrict ham antennas beyond
what the local zoning ordinances state. Virginia has no such law, which is a
disadvantage here. And no free-standing flagpoles are allowed. Unfortunately,
"social graces" are not my forte.
I'll survive with the attic antenna. Adding the Omni to the shack helped.
The receiver is considerably better than that in my TS-480, especially on CW.
73,
Frank
KF6E
-----Original Message-----
From: Kris Merschrod <Kris@merschrod.net>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 29, 2010 6:50 pm
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna "Overcoming Antenna Restructions"
A year or two ago Steve Rudin, W1WSN and I explained our approaches to
"Overcoming Antenna Restrictions" in QST. It takes some luck, social graces
and time, but it can be done. I dare say though, the there are many failed
attempts to convince associations and zoning boards. If you like a
challenge, go for a change in regulations it only takes a year or so!
Otherwise, go stealth would be my advise and include the flag pole.
Kris KM2KM
Merschrod
123 Warren Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
www.merschrod.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw@verizon.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna
> Years ago, when I worked at an FM radio station (and this was long before
> PRB-1, incidentally), a local amateur had a problem getting his tower
> zoned.
> (Actually, he had been issued a permit, and then it got pulled on him, but
> that's another story).
>
> The local club put out the word, and a lot of us showed up at the first
> zoning hearing in support of his appeal.
>
> Unfortunately, there was a ham (very inactive) on the zoning board. This
> ham declared that a wire dipole or a simple vertical was all you needed to
> work people, and he didn't see the need for a tower or a beam.
>
> To make a long story short, the appeal was ultimately denied.
>
> So... the enemies of many external antenna systems are many, their reasons
> are diverse, and some of them are amongst us.
>
> While I see Rob's point, sometimes circumstances are such that a "sneak"
> antenna may be the only way to go to avoid these kinds of hassles. And I
> don't like it much either, but such is life when some people feel that
> they
> have to micromanage other's lives for them.
>
> All that being said... I wonder why no one has marketed a flag pole
> antenna,
> using a hollow fiberglass pole, a solid copper wire in the center, and the
> equivalent of a screwdriver antenna (the rotating inductor) safely hidden
> internally at the base. You'd think there'd be a market for this. But
> that
> is probably a discussion for an antenna related forum... and I thank you
> for
> permitting the distraction here...
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 2:54 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna
>
> I think it is a real shame that things have reached the point where we
> hams have to put up these sneak antennas, as if we are doing something
> illegal, or operating spy stations in enemy terretory.
>
> The ham magazines just about every month run articles about hams who
> are so happy with their hidden stealth antennas which I believe only
> gives lawyers more evidence to use in court when they are going after
> some poor ham who has dared to put up a decent antenna and his town is
> going after him to get it down.
>
> If you have a high profile dipole way up in the air and you are happy
> and you wind up in court and the other side lays out all these
> magazine articles about how this or that ham got WAS with his secret
> night time telescoping antenna or hidden wire under his eaves, or
> closet slinky and how he's just delighted working everything he can
> hear, he's going to have a hard time convincing a non-technical judge
> that those antennas are unsatisfactory and his high dipole, or quad,
> or beam are really needed.
>
> If a ham has to get by with a stealth antenna okay, but the magazines
> (CQ, QST and Electric Radio as far as I know) ought not to portray
> these antennas as highly satisfying.
>
> my opinion and worth what you paid for it.
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
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