[CQ-Contest] Physical conditioning and contesting

[Bob Wanderer]

An HOA with restrictions may not be fooled by a your
claiming a 3L 20M Yagi is your television antenna (even if
you use twin lead and hook it up to your television when not
on the air), but a log periodic would have a better chance
since it looks like the typical television antenna except
for size.

73,
Bob AA0CY

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Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 3:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Physical conditioning and
contesting


Russell Hill wrote:
> Basically, almost all new houses for the past 30 or so
years have
> been built in subdivisions with deed restrictions which
severely limit
> antenna height, or these days prohibit external antennas
entirely.

Well, I have good news and bad news regarding this post.
First of all,
the concept that an antenna must be high is nonsense unless
you
qualify it. And by qualifying, I mean what are you tryiing
to
accomplish? If you even remotely think you can put a pair of
stacked
Yagis for 20 on a 200' tower, and compete in the SS, you're
in for a
rude shock.


Now the good news. In Paulding county, GA, there are
literally dozens
of homes in subdivisions without covenent restrictions. I
live in one
called "Pickett's Mill", the house was built in 1988, and
there are
absolutely no restrictions. All brick home with swimming
pool, ( hate
the damn thing ) about 4 acres, complete privacy, and 4
towers. Lots
of big tall pines also. Together with K4CY ( 9K2ZZ ) we have
7 towers.

And by Federal Law, you cannot be prohibited from erecting
either a
dish or yagi antenna for TV reception under any
circumstance. And for
that matter, you can put the damn thing 10' from the street.
Now, who
defines just what size a Yagi has to be for good TV
reception is up to
your imagination. If you put a 5 element 20 on your
chimmney, and hook
it up to the TV, it's legal. Simply put, you cannot be
forced to use
cable for your TV.

73
Ed
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