Practical Antenna Handbook 5/e, 5th Edition

CHAPTER 15Hidden and Limited-Space Antennas

One of the most significant impediments to amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners is the space available for their antennas. In many thousands of other cases, especially in the United States, the limitation is less one of space than of regulators. More and more subdivisions are built with covenants attached to the deed that prohibit the buyer from installing outdoor antennas. Once limited to town house developments, these onerous covenants (known as CC&Rs) are now routinely placed on single-family dwellings as well. The problem has reached such proportions that during 2010 a bill was introduced in the U.S. Congress that—if it had become law— would have required homeowner associations, property ...