I have to agree with the last two posters.  All one is going to see here are comments similar to those in the other thread.  Some people like D-Star, some don't.  I happen to be one of those that does - but I also acknowledge its weaknesses and I don't try to claim that it has better audio than an analog repeater.  I see the potential it has and many creative people are working on ways of improving the system.  It's that innovation that I find so interesting.

The bad grammar and English is a dead giveaway.

I find it interesting that while he's known to post on eHam he hasn't acknowledge or responded to even ONE of the allegations against him.  If I was accused of ripping people off when I hadn't and people were posting negative things about me, I'd want to address them and restore my good name.  But maybe he isn't responding because the allegations are all true.

I notice that ad you provided a link for is no longer there.  No doubt he'll post it again later with a different photo that doesn't have your iPad or the Yaesu in the background.

Don - isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?  It's rather interesting that you're pointing fingers when there are a LOT of people pissed off at you...and you don't seem to acknowledge any of them.  Why?

I noticed that Don responds to some of the threads on eHam but never acknowledges or tries to explain the allegations against him.  Very interesting.

Actually, he rigged a rather rudimentary computer so they could process and view images from his Tricorder.

Not really.  That video is from 2010.

I agree.  Either will work but LED is probably your best bet.  Usually, any complaints I hear regarding RFI are from plasma sets.

These antennas do NOT need to be where they are to work.  The two that are strapped to a chimney would work just fine on the back side of the houses because the back of the house faces south and has a line of sight to Cheyenne Mountain where all our local broadcasts come from.  And the neighbor behind me doesn't need his antenna mounted dead center at the peak of the roof for his antenna to be effective receiving signals from Cheyenne Mtn either.  So, that argument is moot.

I haven't visited this thread for a while and a few things have come to my attention.  First, the covenants state that NO antennas will be mounted in such a way that they can be seen from the front of the house.  I have found at least three homes that are in violation of this.  While the antenna(s) in question are for TV reception and protected by OTARD - the covenants still dictate their placement and these three houses are in violation.  Two have the antenna strapped to their chimney and one (neighbor behind me) has one in a tripod dead center on the roof.  And I found over 15 violations pertaining to RVs and trailers NOT being parked behind a fence.  So, it does appear that either 1) no one is enforcing the covenants or 2) no one may know the covenants even exist.  So, I'm going to start out somewhat low profile - my VHF/UHF groundplane antenna, a 2M beam and my Antron 99 for 10M.  Leave that up for a while and see what happens.

I know of at least two amateurs and a CBer who live in neighborhoods here in Colorado Springs with covenants and no one has done a thing about their antennas.  I see there are three or four amateurs in the neighborhood where this house is located...I'll have to drive by and see if there are any antennas or if a HAM even lives there.

I found out more.  The builder is the one that told me the city would enforce the covenants.  I have since found out from a lawyer located on the ARRL's website that the city does not enforce any complaints because covenants are, as you know, private agreements - not ordinances.  Since there is no HOA, the only recourse someone would have to force me to take it down would be to take me to court.  In most cases, someone that doesn't like the antenna isn't willing to go through that much hassle...it depends on how passionate they feel about it.  There's also the strong possibility that the current homeowners don't even know these covenants exist due to the length of time that has transpired since the neighborhood was built and the number of violations I see taking place.  I thought about maybe putting up a Cushcraft R8 and let everyone get used to it.  If no one complains for a while, work up to my SteppIR 2 element...I've been told by the lawyer that if someone complains AFTER the antenna has been up for sometime, they have less of a foot to stand on.  But, it also depends on what a jury or judge would say and they aren't always reasonable or logical.

It isn't her that screwed up...it's the seller's real estate agent that failed to check the appropriate boxes.  We didn't find this out until we received the titling after a contract had been signed.  I, erroneously, assumed when the MLS said "N" next to "Covenants" that it was accurate.

The document states the covenants will remain with the properties for a period of 25 years and will automatically be extended/renewed for a period of 10 years unless a majority of property owners elect, in writing, to abandon them.  I just need to find out if that was ever done.