On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:15:04 -0500, "Chad Wahls" wrote:


Un-F-ing real, America my ass, can't even put an antenna on something you
OWN, that's.... bull****. Where is this country going?


That is not entirely true. I lived in a condo that I owned from 1993-1999. While
you own it, you own the building that you live in. The land is owned by everyone
in the community. If you have a townhouse, then you migh have a small back yard
you own, but there are rules there too.

But you are making more of it that it really needs to be. And no, they are not
"fascist" as clueless Frank leads you to believe. The fact of the matter is, you
buy into a community, with a set of rules. There are there prior to any
purchase. And new rules added or modified after purchase must be approved by a
community vote. Everyone that goes into buying one of these know damn well what
is required. In fact, it is a law that the by-laws of the community be given to
you at closing. If you didn't know about this before hand, than you didn't do
your homework, or you had a ****ty lawyer.

It's really simple. If you want to go hang an antenna, or put up a tower, then
simply go buy a house. And watch what you buy there, too. Some newer development
also have rules for houses. The bottom line is, you are in control prior to your
purchase. If you don't like the rules, don't buy one.

FYI, I was on the condo board for about 2 years while I was there. DirectTV and
DISH were starting to come out. As a board, the state law required that we must
allow satellite dishes, however we could limit their placement. So what we did
was approve a rule that allowed dishes to be hung on posts in the ground. They
could not be attached to the structure or roof. If you were on the wrong side of
the view, you were **** out of luck. We did this because the hack installers
would put them on any roof and side of the building. This would maintian the
quality of the looks of the complex, and hold up the property values, which was
key. By the time I sold the condo, several dishes were being put up on wooden
posts, with no complaints.

Had I had a CB I wanted to install, I would have gone the "dipole in the attic"
route. That would be perfectly legal and within the rules, and there isn't a
damn thing anyone in the community could do about it. If he did that 1 month ago
when he first asked, he would have been on the air already. Instead, he had gone
round and round about numerous antennas, and now he wants to co-phase 4 dipoles.


Vinnie S.

How the hell do you watch TV if you don't want to pay for cable or have
some
sort of problem with the cable provider?

That's bull****! I'm not on anyone's case here, just a rant. But for
christ's sake, a 20 some-odd foot chunk of white fiberglass, less than an
inch thick ain't going to ruin the resale value of the neighbor's home.

I will never, I repeat NEVER move into an area where my house has to look
so
much like the neighbors house that I can't even add a damn Imax without a
pole. I see safety issues with unsupported towers, but an antenna bolted
to
wood, a satellite dish? Come on, where the hell is this, stepford?

Un-F-ing real, America my ass, can't even put an antenna on something you
OWN, that's.... bull****. Where is this country going?

Chad

Unfortunately Chad its in UK and US as well as quite a few other countries,
some big landlords are so ignorant and all powerful they dont even want you
to decorate the houses without clearing it with them first. Personally i
wouldnt want to move into an area like that either.... but people do and
they sign too quickly without taking into account the restrictions, or like
many, they just think "no one will bother if i stick up a small outside
aerial" but they do... boy do they...
Graham

That's a pretty cool story :-)... I love hearing those good stories
about Cbing, which reminds me of my first shack. I ran a Cobra 19
plus and a very small power supply I bought off a guy for $15 or
$20...the kicker was the antenna! I ran a 102" fiberglass whip and
that Cobra 19 plus. Boy, was I having the time of my life, back in
the mid-late 80's. This 102" whip was hung on my chimney with a
chimney mounting bracket. Not exactly a base antenna like your
friend's, but an antenna that I could talk/receive 10 or 12 miles with
nonetheless!

73.

Buther Boy


On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:08:52 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:


"Buther Boy" wrote in message
.. .
That remains my dream... I hope it will happen someday... I will have
the ultimate shack!

:-)

BB

Then i wish you luck with your dreams )
Just to make you chuckle i used to know a woman whos handle escapes me for
the moment but she had an open fireplace in her council house and she was
scared of putting up an outside aerial so what she did was assemble a 5/8
wave blue lazer 21 ft aerial up the chimney so there was about 2ft sticking
out the top. Not really noticeable unless you were looking at the chimney
but boy did she get out.... 50w linear was all she used and we could hear
her from 20 miles away pretty clear.. and yes... for those about to ask...
she picked up pretty good too...


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I, as I've said, was so happy to be a new home owner and to have it be
new construction, that I failed to think about my past hobbies and how
they would come back to me when I got settled in a bit. At first, I
sold all my old equipment, which was very good stuff, at very low
prices. I sort of regret that move now. Any way, that's been the
story of my radio life... Buy sell, buy again...

Buther Boy


On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:14:46 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:


How the hell do you watch TV if you don't want to pay for cable or have
some
sort of problem with the cable provider?

That's bull****! I'm not on anyone's case here, just a rant. But for
christ's sake, a 20 some-odd foot chunk of white fiberglass, less than an
inch thick ain't going to ruin the resale value of the neighbor's home.

I will never, I repeat NEVER move into an area where my house has to look
so
much like the neighbors house that I can't even add a damn Imax without a
pole. I see safety issues with unsupported towers, but an antenna bolted
to
wood, a satellite dish? Come on, where the hell is this, stepford?

Un-F-ing real, America my ass, can't even put an antenna on something you
OWN, that's.... bull****. Where is this country going?

Chad

Unfortunately Chad its in UK and US as well as quite a few other countries,
some big landlords are so ignorant and all powerful they dont even want you
to decorate the houses without clearing it with them first. Personally i
wouldnt want to move into an area like that either.... but people do and
they sign too quickly without taking into account the restrictions, or like
many, they just think "no one will bother if i stick up a small outside
aerial" but they do... boy do they...
Graham


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"The Magnum" wrote in message
...

How the hell do you watch TV if you don't want to pay for cable or have
some
sort of problem with the cable provider?

That's bull****! I'm not on anyone's case here, just a rant. But for
christ's sake, a 20 some-odd foot chunk of white fiberglass, less than an
inch thick ain't going to ruin the resale value of the neighbor's home.

I will never, I repeat NEVER move into an area where my house has to look
so
much like the neighbors house that I can't even add a damn Imax without a
pole. I see safety issues with unsupported towers, but an antenna bolted
to
wood, a satellite dish? Come on, where the hell is this, stepford?

Un-F-ing real, America my ass, can't even put an antenna on something you
OWN, that's.... bull****. Where is this country going?

Chad

Unfortunately Chad its in UK and US as well as quite a few other
countries,
some big landlords are so ignorant and all powerful they dont even want
you
to decorate the houses without clearing it with them first. Personally i
wouldnt want to move into an area like that either.... but people do and
they sign too quickly without taking into account the restrictions, or
like
many, they just think "no one will bother if i stick up a small outside
aerial" but they do... boy do they...
Graham



I sure am glad I moved to the country The home owners assoc prolly would
not like the yearly tuning of the band PA, the drag truck, and ATV either

Chad

prolly not lol...

:-)


On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:26:06 -0500, "Chad Wahls"
wrote:


"The Magnum" wrote in message
...

How the hell do you watch TV if you don't want to pay for cable or have
some
sort of problem with the cable provider?

That's bull****! I'm not on anyone's case here, just a rant. But for
christ's sake, a 20 some-odd foot chunk of white fiberglass, less than an
inch thick ain't going to ruin the resale value of the neighbor's home.

I will never, I repeat NEVER move into an area where my house has to look
so
much like the neighbors house that I can't even add a damn Imax without a
pole. I see safety issues with unsupported towers, but an antenna bolted
to
wood, a satellite dish? Come on, where the hell is this, stepford?

Un-F-ing real, America my ass, can't even put an antenna on something you
OWN, that's.... bull****. Where is this country going?

Chad

Unfortunately Chad its in UK and US as well as quite a few other
countries,
some big landlords are so ignorant and all powerful they dont even want
you
to decorate the houses without clearing it with them first. Personally i
wouldnt want to move into an area like that either.... but people do and
they sign too quickly without taking into account the restrictions, or
like
many, they just think "no one will bother if i stick up a small outside
aerial" but they do... boy do they...
Graham



I sure am glad I moved to the country The home owners assoc prolly would
not like the yearly tuning of the band PA, the drag truck, and ATV either

Chad


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Buther Boy wrote:

I was so hypnotized by the possibility of owning my own home, that I
never looked far enough into the future, that I would need my hobbies,
especially since I don't work.

Buther Boy

let me get this right, you bought a place but have no job? inheritance
or legal proceeds?

On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:21:06 -0400, jim
wrote:

Buther Boy wrote:

I was so hypnotized by the possibility of owning my own home, that I
never looked far enough into the future, that I would need my hobbies,
especially since I don't work.

Buther Boy

let me get this right, you bought a place but have no job? inheritance
or legal proceeds?

I am disabled and married... maybe you're just now tuning in...

Buther Boy

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Buther Boy wrote:
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:21:06 -0400, jim
wrote:


Buther Boy wrote:


I was so hypnotized by the possibility of owning my own home, that I
never looked far enough into the future, that I would need my hobbies,
especially since I don't work.

Buther Boy


let me get this right, you bought a place but have no job? inheritance
or legal proceeds?


I am disabled and married... maybe you're just now tuning in...

Buther Boy

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nope been around usenet for a few years.

Buther Boy wrote:
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:21:06 -0400, jim
wrote:

Buther Boy wrote:

I was so hypnotized by the possibility of owning my own home, that I
never looked far enough into the future, that I would need my hobbies,
especially since I don't work.

Buther Boy

let me get this right, you bought a place but have no job? inheritance
or legal proceeds?

I am disabled and married... maybe you're just now tuning in...

Buther Boy

Someone is just tuning in, and I doubt it's Jim.