So, in about 2 years or so She Who Must Be Obeyed and I will be moving again. I will be finally retired and am hoping to build a modest station that will satisfy my goals. We are pretty much settled
I think a telescoping tower is the best option for number of reasons. Some are things are list as your requirements. 1. There are attachments that let you use a ladder successfully to work on antenna
Hi Chuck, Thinking about towers and antenna choices at this stage is putting the cart WAY before the horse. It is FAR more important to think about real estate, neighbors (ideally the lack of), and t
Ground/stepladder antenna work This can be solved as follows: 1. Crank up tower 2. Tilt over fixture for tower 3. NN4ZZ Tilt Plate (these are great) 4. Sufficient real estate arrangements to allow t
Author: k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 13:07:02 -0500
again. I will be finally retired and am hoping to build a modest station that will satisfy my goals. We are pretty much settled on the western Massachusetts area. We will likely not be buying a mou
Based on my experience with the zillion places that restrictions can reside, I would strongly recommend you engage with Fred K1VR so he can help you check out potential QTHs. The problem is that the
Id like to reinforce one suggestion earlier in this thread from K9YC. I think it contained a lot of wisdom - that may have been lost in the subsequent discussion. Namely, focus on site selection firs
Author: Timothy Coker via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 20:39:47 +0000 (UTC)
I personally agree a lot with Jeff. In fact I even felt the need to talk to attorneys in the know over here on a replacement tower for my existing permitted structure that needed to be changed out, l
I strongly agree with Tim and Jeff, and K1VR is absolutely first rate. NEVER trust a real estate agent (salesman) to know or even to be truthful about this. FAR too much money is (and your happiness)
I needed an attorney for my most recent tower since the county declared it commercial in direct conflict with the codes that explicitly exempted amateur radio towers from the rather onerous commercia
Dear me, the expert speaks again. Look up my friend, KD7UIZ. N7WS 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list T
<Dear me, the expert speaks again. <N7WS They are not truthful about anything. Thats based on buying and selling 3 homes and one condo...and hearing the horror stories from friends and work place coh
After that "comment" I feel the need to chime in. I must be lucky, the last three houses I bought (2 in MA, 1 in AZ), could not have been better. The Realtors were quite truthful and helpful in each
I have an interesting story; I moved QTH from the suburbs to one in the mountains. While building the new location, I kept the original house but ham radio fell silent due to all the work I was doing
I happen to be a real estate agent and while many are just a step above <insert your least favorite occupation here> I think that classifying us all as bad is unfair. You are buying the most expensi
Author: Andrew Faber via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 12:13:24 -0800
With all due respect to the posters, may I suggest that attacks on a category of persons or occupations are not appropriate for this ham radio reflector? 73, Andy AE6Y I have an interesting story; I
You dog you! That not a bad way to handle that. I was never that cleaver. At least as long as you did not sign anything and also make sure you are clear on the radiation standards. Might end up with
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To be fair, I first explained exactly that and since I wasn't even living there nor using the station there couldn't be any radiation. I was told the prospective buyers had even gone to the ARRL webs
I found a realtor who was a ham and knew exactly what I was looking for! 73, Roger I must be lucky, the last three houses I bought (2 in MA, 1 in AZ), could not have been better. The Realtors were qu