On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 00:21:24 +0000 (UTC), Richard G Amirault
wrote:

In rec.radio.scanner Dee D. Flint wrote:

: Contact the ARRL. They have data that shows that antennas have NO impact on
: property values. They also have data showing that, in general, property
: values are rising faster in areas without CCRs & HOAs than in areas with
: them.

I find that hard to believe. Do you really mean to say that a ham with 15
or 20 different antennas and two towers does *nothing* to the property
values of the houses next door?

Now that is one of those open ended questions and gets an "it all
depends" for an answer.

If you mean an installation such as
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/Tower30.htm
The answer is no. In the photo there are beams for 20, 15, 10(1),
6(1), 2(2), and 440(2) for a total of 6. plus two verticals for 144
and 440 and a multi band vertical on a 32 foot tower for 9. Then
wire antennas for 75 (2) and 40 (1) for 12. Then three dishes for
satellite and microwave for 15 and two UHF TV antennas for a total of
17. It's not figured in the evaluation of our property as either a
plus or minus.

It's a rural subdivision that is heavily wooded. Except for a couple
of back yards and a corner lot the system is not readily visible. Yet
from half a mile away it stands out readily, being well above the tree
line. The house to the south just sold with nary a question as to the
antennas.

When I first installed the top mast one neighbor asked about it
falling over. We measured the distance and he was well outside the
radius. Plus they now call it the neighbor hood lightening rod as they
have seen it get hit at least twice while they were sitting in their
family room watching a storm. They also watch to see what we do when
the weather gets bad and have the local repeater on their scanner.

Nothing else in the neighborhood has been struck since I put it up.

You'll have to fix the return add due to dumb virus checkers, not spam
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair?)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Richard in Boston, MA, USA
N1JDU