----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Leon Pringle, Jr and Audrey S. Pringle" <w5na@megagate.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 5:10 PM
Subject: Fw: Cell Towers and Ham Radio
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Leon Pringle, Jr and Audrey S. Pringle"
<w5na@megagate.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 4:13 PM
> Subject: Cell Towers and Ham Radio
>
>
> > The Communications Act of 1996 and specifically section 704
covering
> > Cellular Tower Siting is most certainly more favorable to the
> Cellular
> > licensees than to municipilities and others.
> >
> > Be very careful before you say there will be no problems or even
you
> > probably won't have any problems unless you have a very competent
> > Professional Engineering firm run frequency compatabilities and
any
> > other required technical studies.
> >
> > There are three very similar but different services that will be
> > asking for tower space in the future. (1) Cellular Licensees, (2)
> > SMR, and (3) PCS. The first two will normally have frequency
> > assignments in the 800-900 Mhz range while the later or thirs
group
> > will have 1.9Ghz assignments. Please note that even in one of the
> > posts above someone confuses Cellular with PCS.
> >
> > Before any of you recommend and encourage others one way or
another
> as
> > to what to expect, I would suggest you use the Google Search
Engine
> > at: www.google.com
> > and search the subject: "Cellular Telephone Tower Zoning" and
> educate
> > yourself on just a few of the problems various groups have been
> thrust
> > into. You can alter the wording of the search slightly and get
many
> > more references.
> >
> > Some of these Cellular firms show little or no regard to whats
best
> > for the public. I suggest you might search at Google for: (1)
> > Missouri City Texas Cellular Tower Problems, (2) Jacksonville, FL
> > (Cellular Antenna Problems with Jacksonville Public Utilities...
> >
> > It's very possible Cellular Telephone Services and Amateur Radio
can
> > co-exist and be co-located without problems...BUT...it's also
> possible
> > there will be numerous ones with problems so better get competent
> > Professional Engineers and Attorneys opinions before deciding one
> way
> > or another.
> >
> > 73,
> > J. Leon Pringle, Jr W5NA
> >
> >
>
>
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