[TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna

[d.e.warnick at comcast.net]

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> Having a wife who is herself a  ham may be an advantage. 



Hold on there. Then you'd have to share your toys and some of the time at the key. 


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>         Yes, but just having a supportive wife IS enough 
>         by itself.  Mine helps me design and install 
>         my antennas, even helps dig the feed line trench. 
>         Gotta love her. 



I'm very fortunate like that, too. We bought this home (1.6 acres) just so I could have a 100 ft tower (in the spring) and big wire3 antennas. No restrictions here. 
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>> Also, at least here in soCal, it's becoming more and more difficult to 
>> buy a new home that doesn't have deed restrictions.  Odd that these 
>> restrictions don't expire when the last house in the development is 
>> sold, at which point common sense would dictate that the developer no 
>> longer has an interest in the project.  If there's an HOA, all bets are off. 
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The problem is that the owners then fear that their property would be devalued. If you allow towers and antennas, then you allow other things. Some folks think that makes their property worth less. We may not like it, but that's just the way it is. 


Dave 

WA3F