People = noise Want it quiet? Go where there are few (or no other)
people. Check population density information on the web. There is lots
of info available.
Sure there are lots of folks who live where the climate is pretty
challenging but areas of nice climate tend to be people magnets. Take
for example San Diego, CA. A near perfect climate. I saw snow once
briefly with no accumulation whatsoever over a period exceeding 30
years. The (legal) population of San Diego county (realizing the
population chiefly hugs the coast with just a few population centers
inland) exceeds the entire population of the state of Oklahoma where I
moved after retirement.
The western plains and mountains have some pretty sparsely populated
areas. Take for example the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) of eastern
New Mexico.
I am a little over a mile out of the nearest town (Pop a little under
400.) There are only two hams in my zip code, me and a friend who I
infected a couple years back. We are fairly rural and remote as it is
about 25-30 miles to any of 5 Walmarts. We get funny noises we suspect
are military ops (AWACS or whatever) flights out of Tinker AFB only 60
miles away.
Choose wisely... if you relocate to a desirable location with good
climate, views, etc
that just doesn't happen to be crowded now will likely, due to its
desirability, become so before too long. Not a believer? Look at
sequence of aerial maps (say every 10 years) of a candidate location and
note the population density going up at or around it. Be careful, as if
you get too close to civilization you might be subject to incorporation
with significantly higher taxes. Municipalities are always looking to
increase their tax base. See also Gerrymandering.
Distance is your friend, close proximity is not. Near neighbors can be
a real challenge if they have many noisy items. Even low tech ranching
can be a noise source. On all HF bands I can hear the steady zip, zip,
zip on one second intervals of my own electric fence charger. Luckily
it doesn't interfere with comms much.
Find a nice place, build a nice house, and there is a good chance you
will get close neighbors within a few years. We have three homes added
in the last 7-8 years within a half mile or so, all with HP Sodium
lights on all night (I am amateur astro-photographer)
The best strategy to avoid close in neighbors is to buy enough land that
you have a buffer zone around you. The closest a neighbor could build
to us is over a quarter of a mile away. Existing neighbors are over a
quarter mile away. Our property is 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile, 160 acres, not
the answer for everyone.
I wish you the best possible luck in making your getaway. Do drop a
line to report progress.
Patrick NJ5G Happy New Year
On 12/27/2015 3:00 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
Hi,
I'm looking to relocate out of Connecticut & need to find a location
that is as RFI quiet as is realistic. I currently use a HI-Z
Triangular for my Rx and love the advantage of steering in Rx. I
would like to have not only the benefit of Rx but Tx with steering as
well. I'm not moving in the immediate future but I need to know some
thing before I start looking for the new digs and what I'll need to
accomplish my antenna farm goal is one of them.
What size Tx towers are a good compromise on 160 & I'd like to use it
on 80 & 40 as well, I can't see how I could afford to put up full
size 160 towers. I'm 65 and just can't put up towers by myself like I
have in the past. Well, maybe I could but it wouldn't be as fun as it
used to be.
Also, what controller should I look into for this? I need to factor
in the land needed and the expense of having the towers and equipment
installed. I've never looked into this before and am just starting my
search.
Any thought or links to topics that might help will be appreciated.
73 & Happy New Year!
Gary
KA1J
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