Question about city antenna install

[W3WN]

Good thing they state "Legal Transmitters". Like amateur gear :)

As an aside, I wonder what would happen if one were to load up the aluminum sheeting?

Well, it's one way to get on the air with a bang...

[W5GA]

Good thing they state "Legal Transmitters". Like amateur gear :)

As an aside, I wonder what would happen if one were to load up the aluminum sheeting?

I had dedicated 40m vertical on a roof covered with ~2500 sq. ft. of metal (steel) roofing once. Worked great! You just have to make sure that all the sheets of roofing are really well tied together electrically.

[W1GUH]

There's a ham in NYC who runs a 33' invisible (No. 26 wire) random wire to a tree across the street and loads that up against ground. He really gets out well...in fact...well enough to be an NCS for ECARS.

And that HOA that regulates RF emission? Somehow I can't fathom how a private entity like that has any jurisdiction whatsoever in a case like this. But...lawyers are lawyers and there's probably some weasel-wording in the covenant that gets around that issue.

[W5GA]

And that HOA that regulates RF emission? Somehow I can't fathom how a private entity like that has any jurisdiction whatsoever in a case like this. But...lawyers are lawyers and there's probably some weasel-wording in the covenant that gets around that issue.

If someone was inclined to fight it, I think the Communications Act of 1934 would override any covenant regarding emissions.

[W1GUH]

If someone was inclined to fight it, I think the Communications Act of 1934 would override any covenant regarding emissions.

Might be restrictions that stipulate the the emissions can only happen nocturnally!

[KG4CGC]

Put up a small vertical on a mast that clearly has no coax attached to it. When the complaints come in, nail them to the walls as blatant liars and trouble makers. As trouble makers, they could be rode out on a rail like certain furry species of rodents.

[W3WN]

Under the theory of putting one's money where one's mouth is...

Just ordered a 22 foot fiberglass flagpole (with flag and ground mount) from a company called Balkowitsh Enterprises in Bismark ND. Cost was $89.95 including shipping. I should be seeing it in about a week or so.

You see, I've started the process of rehabbing the front porch. Put a layer of concrete sealer on it the other day, and it has filled in the cracks that were causing leaks into the garage/storage area underneath. This weekend, a coat or two of outdoor concrete paint goes on top of THAT as a further sealant. Then I start building the deck right over it it.

And when the deck is done, some new landscaping will go in front. Including a flag pole.

...of course, as the deck goes in, there will be radials run right through the support beams over to the pole location (a lot easier to do BEFORE the deck planks go in place... no, I won't be able to get to them from underneath, the deck is going RIGHT on top of the concrete, raising it up the width of a 2x4), and there will be a hidden electrical outlet & sealed plastic container right next to it (for the auto tuner)...