Bob,

 >   I saw a similar item at moencomm.com -- the thing is, I can't have
 > RF gear, due to antenna prohibitions. So, if these require a D-Star
 > Radio, I'm out of luck.

 BS> Well, I cannot see/understand how anyone could prohibit a 6 3/4 inch
 BS> antenna connected to my DV4Mini, sitting on the desk in my shack, and
 BS> the use of a HT (Icom ID-31), also inside my house.

  They are VERY PICKY with inspections (I live at H.U.D. subsidized
housing for the disabled...I've been fully disabled for 12 years). They
do NOT allow things like antennas (indoor or outdoor), cable across the
floor (tripping hazard), and because RFI might interfere with medical
devices of the residents (considering the law of entropy, or that the
users didn't have them set up right)...never mind that folks would file
a lawsuit at the drop of a hat. 

  Plus, I was always interfered with when on the air, and with the analog 
repeaters, you had no idea who was causing the interference. The idiots
who were doing it were too cowardly to admit who they were, or why they
had a grudge with me. So, I operate "internet radio" (much to the angst
of the ham radio purists), but operate OUTSIDE of Arkansas, where I feel
more welcome.

  Inspections are done on a regular basis to make sure the resident isn't 
living in squalor (never mind the apartment being overrun with "clutter"), 
with things clean and orderly (sinks, toilets, showers, floors, etc.). At
times, I wonder if it's a hospital or a military deal, where the floor
should be so clean that you can eat off of it, or the bed should be made
up so tight that you can bounce a quarter off of it. Should one fail an
inspection, they can be given a 30 day notice to leave the property
(eviction). I believe they have to give residents a minimum of 24 hours
notice, but it wouldn't surprise me if they implemented "surprise
inspections".

  They will NOT do things like "random drug testing" because "it's an
invasion of privacy"...although during one recent inspection, they did
open up my medicine cabinet in the bathroom to see what was in there (the
same was done when requiring home health care nurses after minor surgery
last year). However, because all of the medicines had been legally
prescribed, they couldn't touch me in that regard. To me, if you're not
doing illegal drugs, why are you worried?? 

  They won't make it a "gated community" to keep the non-residents, some
who may be dealing in illicit drugs, out...because the gates would be a
hinderance to the local transit system (which leaves a lot to be desired
around central Arkansas), as well as to police, fire, and ambulatory
personnel. Several years ago, one of the residents grandsons had a meth
lab set up in the storage shed.

  The management has a complete list of all my medical conditions,
surgeries, prescriptions, doctors, etc. I *WANT* them to know what
is going on with my health, so they know I'm not doing illegal drugs.
I doubt they'd ever implement a policy to get a warrant and do a "strip
search" to check for "track marks" (i.e. from those doing
injections of
heroin, etc.)...but I'd comply with it, since I'm not doing illegal drugs,
nor have the desire to do so. They are free to contact my physicians for
blood work reports, etc. So many out here would probably get "a friend"
to substitute for them in providing a bodily fluid sample for analysis.

  One time, they were going to come in, while I was prepping for a needed
colonoscopy. I told them that "you'll find me naked"...because you have
to be, once taking the purgatives, as you'll spend the next several hours
on the toilet. Their reply "it's a normal bodily function". While they
have found polyps 3 times, they've never found colon cancer.

  While it seems there are more negatives than positives living here, the
apartments are handicapped accessible, which has become a necessity for
me over the years. I use a cane wherever I go, with a walker on standby
for the really bad days. I may eventually wind up in a wheelchair. And,
being able to manage my health is necessary, because without my health,
the hobbies go by the boards. 

  I have to have fellow Volunteer Examiners help me with the testing 
supplies at the sessions now...mainly moving the heavy cases. I print 
my exams with the ARRL/VEC Exam Maker Software, which guarantees that 
every exam is DIFFERENT. No point in trying to cheat, when the exam of 
ones neighbor is going to be completely different, in both questions 
and answers.

Daryl, WX1DER

... News Headline: Man shoots neighbor with machete.
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