When we moved to Davenport in 1991, our house had covenants that did not allow antennas.
I purchased two acres of land in Dewitt Iowa about 14 miles from our home. It was a nice subdivision out in the country. The lot that we purchased was not part of the existing subdivision but had been set up as its own subdivision. For some reason, it had been split from the rest. It was great! I could write my own HOA’s!
One afternoon, when we arrived at the site to begin the process to build, the neighbor came over. I assumed he had heard what I was going to do. I was prepared for the onslaught of “NO ANTENNAS.” He came over, shook my hand and said, “We are so happy you bought this land.” I asked, “Do you know what I am going to do here.” He quickly answered, “Yes, you are going to put up antennas.” I was surprised at this response. “These are going to be big antennas on tall towers,” I said. “I know and the whole neighborhood is very grateful.” Puzzled I said, “I am surprised that you are okay with
Pig with blue hat holding a project – cartoon Illustration
antennas.” He said, “Oh, you probably don’t know who else was trying to buy the land.” I answered, “no.” He replied, “a pig farmer!” Well, at least we know what ham antennas are better than! There is a new thought for those who have covenants. See if the land is zoned agricultural! Anyway, we had a great relationship with all the people there. They watched the place for me and would call if they saw anything unusual. area, I built a garage on the land and converted it into a ham shack.
We had a great relationship with all the people in the surrounding subdivisions. They watched the place for me and would call if they saw anything unusual, I built a garage on the land and converted it into a ham shack.