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allenrabinovich t1_iv8sx1t wrote

Ask your landlord if they’d be willing to let you put an antenna on the roof? I lived in Berkeley many years ago, and had shit reception in the apartment, but you could see the Sutro Tower from the roof (it’s a huge TV transmission tower that covers much of Bay Area), so I asked the landlord, and he let me put up an antenna and point it straight at Sutro, and drop a wire down to my balcony — great reception, and I left it for the next tenant.

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whomp1970 OP t1_ivespgw wrote

> Ask your landlord if they’d be willing to let you put an antenna on the roof?

Good idea ... but this landlord won't even have the ancient inadequate heater serviced, so I doubt he would even entertain a conversation about antennas.

Plus I'm in a condo, and the HOA would definitely forbid it.

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mistersausage t1_ivhk6bg wrote

Hoa can't ban antennas. https://spectrumam.com/fcc-regulations-satellite-dishes/#:~:text=In%201996%2C%20the%20FCC%20adopted,antennas%2C%20or%20wireless%20cable%20antennas.

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whomp1970 OP t1_ivhwubr wrote

Whoa!

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mistersausage t1_ivhxzhm wrote

If you have a shit HOA become a Ham radio operator and put up a big ass antenna, and subscribe to some obscure satellite thing that requires a 20 foot dish.

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