Steve Bonine writes:

George Csahanin wrote:

The pea brained real estate sales people somehow
think they're [CCRs] good and preserve property value.

From the perspective of a property owner, restrictions generally do
preserve property values. From your perspective as a ham, they are
horrible things that prevent you from exercising your rights and
enjoying your hobby. Both contingents can mount persuasive arguments to
support their opinion.

I saw the convenants and restrictions before signing the papers ( a law
here in California), but had no choice given my geographical and
financial needs.

I'm not going to argue from a constitutional perspective. A contract is
acontract.

Nevertheless there are creative ways to erect an antenna and get on the
air unobtrusively. One option is a portable antenna you can put up at
night and take down during daylight hours. I leave it to you to decide
how to implement this.

Another option is an indoor antenna. When I put up my indoor 20 m
dipole in 2008, it performed pretty poorly. Now that conditions have
improved, I'm actually able to work some DX, and can work most of the
stations I hear. As the cycle 24 progresses, I'm sure the indoor system
will be more thanadequate.

Another option is using a *dummy* satellite feedline as an endfed 1/2
wavee or random wire antenna.

Or load up your rain gutters.

LeeNY6P