Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:13:35 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
wrote:


AI4QJ wrote:

[snip]


Over the air HDTV is superior to cable and satellite HDTV. They may sell
more outdoor antennas as soon as it becomes clear that, from the 1996
telecommunications, not only did the FCC ruling on small satellite dishes
overrule the homeowner association covents restricting dsmall satellite
antennas, they ALSO overruled covenants restricting outdoor TV (i.e.yagi
type) antennas...this was done to promote fair competition for cable,
satellite and broadcast TV. I did put up a regular radio shack yagi style
outdoor TV antenna back then and the HOA did contact their lawyer and found
they could do nothing about it. If I ever splurge and buy my 1080p, I will
do it again because the OTA picture is absolutely the best.

AI4QJ


Put up one of these: http://www.digitalhome.ca/ota/superantenna


Nice. Too bad it only goes from about 400-800MHz, which covers the
UHF channels. It doesn't work for the VHF channels. Looking at the
4NEC2 plots, it's not very good on VSWR, has reasonable gain, but only
on the lower UHF channels (no problem because the higher channels are
being auctioned off by the FCC).
http://www.qsl.net/va3rr/hdtv/hoverman.htm

A home brewed double Gray-Hoverman. Apparently, they work pretty well
and if you build a really impressive one, the HOA will really get their
panties in a bunch.


The local OTA digital TV is on Channel 8 (KSBW) at roughly 87MHz. The
reflector of a suitable Gray-Hoverman antenna should be about 1.5
meters wide. I think the aesthetics committee will be banging on the
front door rather quickly. What's that giant fly swatter doing on the
roof?

The OTARD rules say, "tough beans" to the HOA. No size limit.


I wonder if a TV antenna can legitimize a solar cell array if
the array is mounted on the TV antenna?

There are other laws in many states that prohibit a HOA from restricting
alternative energy sources (like solar panels for hot water or
electricity, wind generators)