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:
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