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John wrote:
I have been refused permission for any kind of outdoor Antenna due to the area in which I live in the UK having "permitted development rights removed" I think that this may be a conservation area. Having recently passed the foundation course I am getting impatient - and dissapointed to say the least. I am now faced with only one or two alternatives - an Indoor or Loft Antenna. I realise that this may restrict me to 2m only but at least it will be better than nothing - or to operate mobile only. Has anyone on the group got any suggestions ? I have a fair sized loft with approx. 2.5m headroom, which runs the whole width of the house -almost 30ft. - is there anything I use in the loft like a loop Antenna for instance ? Or a fixed Station Antenna ? Lots of good advice elsewhere in the thread. You certainly can operate HF from a loft that size... though RF interference may be a problem. But we're getting ahead of ourselves - it's too soon to give up on outside antennas yet. No matter where you are, the planners don't have the authority to issue a blanket refusal. Even in a conservation area, there are still plenty of legitimate options involving 'stealth' antennas, night-time operation etc. Here in town, there's an amateur who lives in a Listed building that is right opposite the District Council offices - the planning officer's desk is by the window, literally overlooking the rear of his house! It's hard to imagine a worse situation than that, yet he *can* put up outside antennas, and he gets out fine on 80m and VHF. So don't ever accept a flat "No" for an answer. Push back at officialdom. Find out if you really are in a conservation area, and by what right they are restricting you. Ask them for chapter-and-verse on that. On the technical side, think up some solutions for outdoor antennas that they cannot reasonably refuse. Keep pushing - politely, but also relentlessly. When they eventually realise that you're not going to give up, they *will* say "Yes" to something. Talk to the RSGB Planning Panel (details at www.rsgb.org) and I'm sure they can help you. -- 73 from Ian G3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB) http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek |
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