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.

tom
K0TAR

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

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.

tom
K0TAR
60 Ft commercial tripod tower strong enough to serve as support for a
3rd Story round apartment between the legs. In my dream, the apartment
is on a hill overlooking the city.

John
AB8O

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

How about making all rooms 20'x20' and stacking them with a slightly larger
garage as the ground floor. With the currently popular 10' ceilings, a 3
bedroom, 2 bath house with a den and dining room would bring your roofline
to approx. 90 feet. I think one could work wonders with the den/shack as the
upper room, especially with a "widows walk porch" going all the way around
it. (G) Am only half kidding with this design.

Harold
KD5SAK

Sounds like a stack of chinese shipping containers
Art

kd5sak wrote:
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

How about making all rooms 20'x20' and stacking them with a slightly larger
garage as the ground floor. With the currently popular 10' ceilings, a 3
bedroom, 2 bath house with a den and dining room would bring your roofline
to approx. 90 feet. I think one could work wonders with the den/shack as the
upper room, especially with a "widows walk porch" going all the way around
it. (G) Am only half kidding with this design.

Harold
KD5SAK

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.

tom
K0TAR

I'd say build a 20 story hotel on the property with a parking garage
in the basement, a great restaurant, a penthouse suite with a view to
live in and operate from, and an HF log periodic up on the roof. ;-)

ac6xg

"Jim Kelley" wrote in message
...
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.

tom
K0TAR

I'd say build a 20 story hotel on the property with a parking garage in
the basement, a great restaurant, a penthouse suite with a view to live in
and operate from, and an HF log periodic up on the roof. ;-)

ac6xg


Logs are Passe'; Use a SteppIR.
Otherwise, spot on, you even make a profit on the whole thing.

73
H., NQ5H

Jim Kelley wrote:


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I'd say build a 20 story hotel on the property with a parking garage in
the basement, a great restaurant, a penthouse suite with a view to live
in and operate from, and an HF log periodic up on the roof. ;-)

ac6xg


Close but No CIGAR!

Yep! Build the hotel. Sell it to Donald Trump. Buy an Island in the subtropical
Pacific.

Move to the Island.

Then do whatever you want for antennas, power levels, exposure limits, get a
good QSL Manager who will never bother you, etc.

But, leave some time for fishing, bikini watching, and brew enjoying. If you
plan it correctly you can get a VERY RARE KH8 license ...

Hmmm ... I don't like pile ups. Oh well!

/s/ DD, W1MCE

H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H wrote:
"Jim Kelley" wrote in message
...


I'd say build a 20 story hotel on the property with a parking garage in
the basement, a great restaurant, a penthouse suite with a view to live in
and operate from, and an HF log periodic up on the roof. ;-)

ac6xg



Logs are Passe'; Use a SteppIR.

Ham House?
http://www.vinecom.co.uk/stepp2.html

Or Ham House:
http://www.antenna.it/military/image...30%20small.jpg

73 de ac6xg

Otherwise, spot on, you even make a profit on the whole thing.

73
H., NQ5H

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:24:46 -0500, "H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H"
wrote:

Logs are Passe'; Use a SteppIR.

Yep... a SteppIR AND one of these...

http://www.teleskopmaste.com/optibeam/ob804020e.htm

S.T.W.