[CQ-Contest] Physical conditioning and contesting

[David Robbins K1TTT]

do they restrict what type of TV you have to watch??  What about if you
don't like any of the broadcast tv and want to watch sstv on 20m??
surely you need a good big and high antenna to get good reception there!


David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Wanderer
> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 02:14
> To: K4SB; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Physical conditioning and contesting
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of K4SB
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 3:17 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> 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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