[NLRS] Places to live in Texas

[Donn]

A couple of times I've driven between Austin and San Antonio... NOT along I-35 
but farther west, along US281.  This is in or at least along the edge of the 
"Hill Counrty."  I thought it was beautiful country... not too unlike central NY 
although no where near as wet and no lakes.  :-)

Tommy, K5VH, lives in Dripping Springs, west of Austin.  Appears to be a nice 
little town.  I'm guessing its a reasonable commute into Austin, but don't know.

I remember some decent hills along US281 between Marble Falls (NW of Austin) to 
south of Blanco (west of Austin).

Central States In San Antonio in July 2007 was WET, but normally its dry and 
hot.  I was in Austin at the end of April in 2005 and thought I'd suffocate when 
they opened the plane door.  VERY hot and humid.  Later that day, a cool front 
moved through and it was simply beautiful the rest of the long weekend.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tosca005 at umn.edu>
To: "NLRS Reflector" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 1:24 AM
Subject: [NLRS] Places to live in Texas


>
>
> It appears that a move to Texas is possibly in my future, sometime between
> July 2011 and Juy 2012. (Nothing firm yet, though.) We are most likely to
> be looking for a place near either San Antonio or Austin, depending on
> where my daughter decides to take a job.
>
> Are there any areas near either of those two metro areas that have elevated
> ground suitable for putting up a tall tower or roving to? I haven't lived
> in Texas for 33 years, and I'm sure a lot of things have changed since
> then, such as expansion of the metro areas further outside of the city
> centers. But I doubt that geography has changed much, and my recollections
> are of intense flatness. I suppose if EVERYTHING around a location is
> really flat, the line of sight horizon is quite a distance away, still I
> feel that higher is better if possible.
>
> Also, any tips on whether cities around there are likely to have severly
> restrictive antenna ordinances? If I make this major move, I would like it
> to be my last one for a long time, and I have waited far too long to put up
> a decent antenna tower. This might be my first (and last) chance to do so.
>
> I hope this isn't considered too far off-topic, but I figured that avid
> radio operators might have good insight into the local conditions down
> there in Texas, and I know that there aree people on this reflector who
> live or have lived down that way...
>
> 73 de W0JT
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