[RFI] RFI - A Losing Battle

[Gedas]

So please do not take this the wrong way but I do not believe there are 
any HOA's that tell you that you cannot have an indoor antenna.  AND, if 
they did, AND you agreed with those moronic terms (which are not legal) 
than you deserve the misery they impose on you.

Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT

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Light travels faster than sound....
This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

On 9/23/2020 8:48 PM, Richard F DiDonna NN3W wrote:
> Yep, I get that.  But as we know 1) the lower your antenna is to the 
> ground, the more RFI and man made noise that antenna is going to be 
> subjected to, and 2) some HOAs are absurd enough to expressly forbid 
> any antennas or any transmitting devices.  Now how that squares with 
> baby monitors, cell phones, WiFi devices, your Alexa is beyond me, but 
> those CC&Rs do exist in some communities.
>
> The Geico ad on the Homeowner's Association is spot on....
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 8:44 PM Gedas <w8bya at mchsi.com 
> <mailto:w8bya at mchsi.com>> wrote:
>
>     Just because the Communist Committee does not permit having an
>     outdoor antenna they cannot prevent you from installing an antenna
>     in your attic, just for one example of possibilities to still operate.
>
>     Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT
>
>     Gallery athttp://w8bya.com
>     Light travels faster than sound....
>     This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
>
>     On 9/23/2020 8:36 PM, Richard F DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>>     I get that the old timers on here see ham radio and family life as a zero
>>     sum game, but the fact of the matter is that in a LOT of areas, you cannot
>>     find a suitable house for a family which does not involve a HOA.  In
>>     choosing between living 90 miles away from good schools, your job, or a
>>     $100,000 divorce, most rational people will chose that which makes most
>>     sense (i.e., not living in redneckia).
>>
>>     But this is really another topic for another day.  The point is that if you
>>     are in HOA territory, it is a tougher sell to tell a neighbor that his non
>>     compliant wall wart or solar panel is interfering with your non compliant
>>     amateur set up.
>>
>>     73 Rich NN3W
>>
>>     On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 4:22 PM Charles Gallo<charlie at thegallos.com>  <mailto:charlie at thegallos.com>  wrote:
>>
>>>     On 2020-09-23 14:57, Richard F DiDonna NN3W wrote:
>>>>     Depending on where  you live, it is not really a choice.  Virtually all
>>>>     new
>>>>     construction is HOA controlled property.
>>>>
>>>>     73 Rich NN3W
>>>     You do have 2 choices -
>>>     1)Old construction or
>>>     2)Don't live there
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     --
>>>     Charles Gallo
>>>     http://www.thegallos.com
>>>
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