I have the Hustler 6BTV with the 17 meter, I believe, add on kit to it. It's
either 17 or 12 I'll know more when it's up and running but it looks like
the 17 meter add on kit. It's not ugly I'm told and kind of does blend in
here other than being a lot taller than anything around here other than the
few trees. I'm told it's not all that obvious though I don't have it up yet
but should, maybe in the next week or so. The other antennas I have up
though after the mast are about the same height and I've had people look for
them and they have yet to see them unless they really look for them so I
shouldn't have a problem. I may lose 10 meters with all the metal buildings
around but I have a 102 inch whip for that on the back steps railing, that
should be fine and I can pull that in when I'm done.
----- Original Message -----
From: "richard fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Good first radio?
> Hi;
> I'm not in a condo but there have been some hf antenna problems. Just
> wondering what you managed to put up?
> Richard
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 12:12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Good first radio?
>
>>
>>
>> Often a magnet mount outside the window, or if you have air conditioning,
>> sometimes just outside on that unit if it's in the wall, is a huge help
>> and
>> not overly noticeable. Where I live it's a catch 22 on the management,
>> first
>> they say get permission for everything you put up, then that as long as
>> the
>> color blends with your buildings you're fine, but then anything built
>> before
>> 1976 you can do whatever you want with no plans, just notify management
>> if
>> you need to do anything to the ground like dig or anything. Mine was
>> built
>> in 1973, so, basically, I sent in notification with my park fees I was
>> putting up the HF antenna, the others are on the building itself so they
>> don't need to know about that due to the age of the building and I left
>> things so vague it could be anything I put up. I know a tower would push
>> it
>> but there's no rule against antennas, I made it vague and soon I'll be
>> having fun on HF again. Really though, anything you can get in a window,
>> with a little gain, a mag mount, whatever you can do is going to be
>> better
>> than that rubber duck on the HT. I'm not knocking rubber ducks, they're
>> nice
>> for walking around and being portable, but if your only radio is going to
>> be
>> an HT, you'll be disappointed usually if that's all you have. In my last
>> apartment, I was lucky, there a rubber duck was great but I was very high
>> on
>> the second floor of an ancient building with no insulation much less
>> anything else to prevent me from hearing or getting out so it worked
>> great
>> but that's rare.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Linda C. Knight" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:35 AM
>> Subject: Re: Good first radio?
>>
>>
>> > Howard,
>> >
>> > I live in this condo complex where "everything" has to be in
>> > uniform -it
>> > all
>> > has to look the same. <smile.
>> >
>> > I have a friend who is coming to help me figure out about a type
>> > antenna,
>> > I
>> > am thinking we might have to do the magnet mount at least for here in
>> > the
>> > condo anyway.
>> >
>> > I really like this radio-so iffen we can get at least 1 or more of the
>> > repeaters besides the 2 I can get, I will be happy.
>> >
>> >
>> > Hugs and 73
>> > Linda C. Knight & shirley
>> > CallSign: kk4hrg
>> > Please note email:
>> > [log in to unmask]
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