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10 Ultra Stealth Antenna Designs for HOAs. Post #1563.

10 Ultra Stealth Antenna Designs for HOAs. Post #1563. https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/10-ultra-stealth-antenna-designs-for-hoas-260566/ Author:  KC8VWM. Accessed on 23 July 2018, 2043 UTC, Post #1563. Please click link to read the full article. Comment: Operating an amateur radio station from a deed-restricted property controlled by an HOA or some CC&Rs can be quite a challenge.  Before my xyl and I bought a home in the Puna District of Hawaii Island, we lived in apartments or rental homes that had strict requirements for any outside antennas. During those years, I was able to use a variety of loops, loaded verticals, and even mobile whips attached to my old Toyota Corolla sedan to get on the air.  Believe me, this was an adventure.  Over the years, I came across several stealth antenna ideas which have proven useful and even fun to use. In this article by KC8VWM, we discover 10 clever stealth antenna ideas that should get you on the air without neighbors

10 Ultra Stealth Antenna Designs for HOAs. Post #1112.

10 Ultra Stealth Antenna Designs for HOAs (http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/10-ultra-stealth-antenna-designs-for-hoas.260566/). Author:  KC8VWM. Accessed on 26 April 2017, 05:35 hrs, UTC. Please click link to read the full article. Comment: Operating from a deed-restricted property can be challenging.  Just because the "housing police" says "no antennas" doesn't mean you can't get on the air.  You have to be clever and "stealthy" to erect an antenna where restrictive rules are the order of the day. In this article by KC8VWM, we learn how common, everyday objects such as old satellite dishes, bicycles, and even a badminton net can be used as makeshift antennas without your neighbors even knowing about your real intentions. Here are 10 ideas for making an "ultra stealth antenna" in deed-restricted housing: Use a Weather Instrument project as an antenna. Solar powered lights can be used for informal vertical antennas,

Simple Ham Radio Antennas--10 Ultra Stealth Antenna Designs For HOAs. Post #640.

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10 Ultra Stealth Antenna Designs for HOAs (http://www.forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/10-ultra-stealth-antenna-designs-for-hams-260566/). Accessed on 28 December 2015, 23:46 hrs, UTC . Author:  KC8VWM. I ran across this article while I was searching for stealth antenna ideas.  This list of super hidden antennas may be useful for those radio amateurs operating in deed-restricted homes or apartments (HOAs/CC&Rs). Here's the list: Weather instrument antenna. Solar-powered light pole antenna. Satellite TV dish antenna . Disguised Portable AM/FM radio dipole. Purple Martin birdhouse antenna. Fishing rod prop antenna. The tire swing vertical antenna. The badminton net antenna. The bicycle prop antenna. The patio umbrella antenna . Perhaps one of these antennas can help you get on the air.  Good luck! For the latest Amateur Radio news and events, please check out the blog sidebars. These news feeds are updated daily.  You can follow o