JIm: Mount a PANEL antenna on a satellite TV Dish antenna and you should be fine. Federal law preempts the HOA rules to restrict satellite TV antennas so they no longer can forbid them, It's the law. So make the point that the panel antenna is for transmitting the DIRECTV signal to your unit and you;re GOLDEN.
JIm Sutton www.wirelesstechradio.com > > I've got a Kenwood TS-570S that I like Its not "all band" but I tend > to use a portable rig (an ICOM 706) for 2m and 70cm fun. (The new > ones will also do HF, mine won't.) > > Since I'm moving to Hawaii, and we have a condo there, and the condo > has restrictions on antennas, I'm > looking for either a good way to mount an otherwise invisible antenna, > or to go completely mobile > (so I can get on top of the island). > > e.g. I might be willing to sell the 570S. > > Jim > > On Jul 8, 2004, at 4:20 PM, Mark S. Petrovic wrote: > >> After a twenty year leave, I'm getting back into amateur radio, mainly >> to refamiliarize myself with, and practice, the "radio arts". >> >> I want to buy a base station that I can grow into, and have a radio >> budget of no more than $2000. Of the brands that are readily >> available, >> Yaesu, ICOM, and Kenwood appear to have continuing strong reputations. >> The Yaesu FT-847, Kenwood TS-2000, and ICOM 746Pro present themselves >> as plausible reference models for all-band, all-mode operation. >> >> Much has changed in the equipment available since 1975 (understatement >> of >> the day). If you have experience with an all-band, all-mode model >> within >> those or other products lines in that price range, I would appreciate >> any feedback. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Mark >> >> -- >> Mark Petrovic >> Pasadena, CA >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
