Tom Ring wrote:

I have an idea for a house that will probably never happen, but I would
like to have the group's ideas on it anyway. This will be fun.

You have a piece of city property that you managed to acquire that was
200 by 200 feet. The lot is somewhat sandy and also is whatever fill
the contractor found.

The city allows a 60 foot tower with no permit required.

You are going to build a house on this lot. Fresh design. Especially
including the

How do you build the house so that it will allow all bands on HF to work
as well as possible?

How do you build the house so that it will allow VHF/UHF handheld
communications to work as well as possible from inside the house?

At the same time, how do you meet exposure requirements for the
inhabitants.

Living in a small tent rather than a house would maximize the room
available for HF antennas, and be great for VHF/UHF communications from
inside. Best to put the tent at a corner of the lot.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL