[TowerTalk] Covert Mast and Yagi

[Paul Carr]

There is also the option of the flag pole vertical.  That might keep you 
out of trouble with the homeowners association.

Paul - WL7PC

froggy at awaforums.com wrote:

>Here's a challenging question (at least challenging for me). I 
>currently live in a covenant restricted community that doesn't allow 
>antennas. Since I have trees around the house, I realize that it is 
>not difficult to set up a dipole, or two, or three. What I'm curious 
>about is whether one could setup a mast of some sort that could be 
>extended at night with a yagi (or similar) antenna at its top. I have 
>a dogpen (no dog) at the side of the house that has sides six feet 
>high (chain link with plastic strips to hide the inside from view) 
>with  internal dimensions of 12'X12'. I have had musings about 
>possibly "landing" the antenna in the dogpen before the sun comes up. 
>Otherwise, the whole project gets turned into a "pumpkin".
>
>Force 12 has some interesting extendable masts on their website. Are 
>there other masts that extend to a workable level, and still collapse 
>to the six foot level I need to hide the antenna during the day? Am I 
>smokin' crack on this one, or are there directional antennas that 
>could could fit into my dogpen dimensions when retracted.
>
>If nothing else, it's a thought exercise. I just don't have the 
>background to figure out if it's even possible with off the shelf 
>hardware.
>
>Regards!
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>Mark
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