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IMPORTANCE OF THE HAM RADIO ACTIVITIES I DESIRED IN MY OWN HOME, AND TRIED
TO TALK ME INTO SOME OTHER PROPERTIES, RON EXPLAINED.  TO OVERCOME A
SIMILAR ISSUE, TEXAS RESIDENT AND RETIRED US AIR FORCE LIEUTENANT COLONEL
MIKE BAKER, W8CM, POSTED TO THE EHAM.  NET FORUM IN SEARCH F REALTORS IN
HIS AREA WHO ARE ALSO ACTIVE HAMS TO SELL HIS HOME.  HE HOPED A RADIO
AMATEUR REALTOR WOULD MOST ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE RADIO BENEFITS OFFERED
BY HIS CURRENT PROPERTY, AND COULD EVEN COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF AN
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OPERATION READY HOME IF A NEW HAM WANTED TO MOVE IN.  THE GENERAL PUBLIC
ASSUMES THAT HAM RADIO OPERATION WILL BE A SOURCE OF INTERFERENCE.
ANTENNAS ARE OFTEN AUTOMATICALLY REGARDED AS UNSIGHTLY AS A RESULT,
FAVORABLE HAM OPERATION IS FORCED TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, HE SAID.  ONLY AFTER
RETIREMENT WAS MIKE ABLE TO BE MORE SELECTIVE ABOUT BALANCING HIS HAM NEEDS
IN ORDER TO FIND A HAM FRIENDLY PROPERTY.  CREATING THE RESOURCES SCOTT
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