[TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna "Overcoming Antenna Restructions"

[Kris Merschrod]

A year or two ago Steve Rudin, W1WSN and I explained our approaches to 
"Overcoming Antenna Restrictions" in QST.  It takes some luck, social graces 
and time, but it can be done.  I dare say though, the there are many failed 
attempts to convince associations and zoning boards.  If you like a 
challenge, go for a change in regulations it only takes a year or so! 
Otherwise, go stealth would be my advise and include the flag pole.

Kris KM2KM
Merschrod
123 Warren Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
www.merschrod.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna


> Years ago, when I worked at an FM radio station (and this was long before
> PRB-1, incidentally), a local amateur had a problem getting his tower 
> zoned.
> (Actually, he had been issued a permit, and then it got pulled on him, but
> that's another story).
>
> The local club put out the word, and a lot of us showed up at the first
> zoning hearing in support of his appeal.
>
> Unfortunately, there was a ham (very inactive) on the zoning board.  This
> ham declared that a wire dipole or a simple vertical was all you needed to
> work people, and he didn't see the need for a tower or a beam.
>
> To make a long story short, the appeal was ultimately denied.
>
> So... the enemies of many external antenna systems are many, their reasons
> are diverse, and some of them are amongst us.
>
> While I see Rob's point, sometimes circumstances are such that a "sneak"
> antenna may be the only way to go to avoid these kinds of hassles.  And I
> don't like it much either, but such is life when some people feel that 
> they
> have to micromanage other's lives for them.
>
> All that being said... I wonder why no one has marketed a flag pole 
> antenna,
> using a hollow fiberglass pole, a solid copper wire in the center, and the
> equivalent of a screwdriver antenna (the rotating inductor) safely hidden
> internally at the base.  You'd think there'd be a market for this.  But 
> that
> is probably a discussion for an antenna related forum... and I thank you 
> for
> permitting the distraction here...
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 2:54 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna
>
> I think it is a real shame that things have reached the point where we
> hams have to put up these sneak antennas, as if we are doing something
> illegal, or operating spy stations in enemy terretory.
>
> The ham magazines just about every month run articles about hams who
> are so happy with their hidden stealth antennas which I believe only
> gives lawyers more evidence to use in court when they are going after
> some poor ham who has dared to put up a decent antenna and his town is
> going after him to get it down.
>
> If you have a high profile dipole way up in the air and you are happy
> and you wind up in court and the other side lays out all these
> magazine articles about how this or that ham got WAS with his secret
> night time telescoping antenna or hidden wire under his eaves, or
> closet slinky and how he's just delighted working everything he can
> hear, he's going to have a hard time convincing a non-technical judge
> that those antennas are unsatisfactory and his high dipole, or quad,
> or beam are really needed.
>
> If a ham has to get by with a stealth antenna okay, but the magazines
> (CQ, QST and Electric Radio as far as I know) ought not to portray
> these antennas as highly satisfying.
>
> my opinion and worth what you paid for it.
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
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