I understand your pain. I remember reading PRB 1 and realizing it excluded HOAs. I did have a more reasonable HOA so I got a vertical approved. It helped that the HOA President was a ham. Ray W8LYJ

I, too, have a vertical antenna, but it's buried amongst a bunch of greenery (so as to not offend the HOA's sensibilities) with a minimal radial field. It doesn't work very well. In my case if ARPA,

To put in perspective how many would be impacted by such a policy the following indicates more than some might imagine. Twenty-five to 27 percent of the U.S. population now resides in a community

> Twenty-five to 27 percent of the U.S. population now resides > in a community association... Yes, and the ratio of those residents to amateur radio licensees is about 100:1. And half of those

Please do not discount those who use VHF. Having an exterior antenna benefits them greatly. I am currently using a copper pipe j-Pole in my upstairs bedroom, and have troubles reaching some repeaters

Tom N6BT (n6bt.com) has a line of antennas shaped like flowers, dolphins, cactus, etc. I use his N6BT Bravo 5A antenna which is only 9 feet tall and I have over 20,000 QSO's on it. It is very

While I don’t know the three options, one solution I offer is remotehams.com. Clubs are setting up remote bases around the Nation and works so their members can stay on the air. Handihams is one