I stand corrected, next time i'll read the rest of my mail before I put my
foot in my mouth.
Scott
At 08:21 PM 11/14/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>hi all,
>>
>>i just spent 3 days driving a "mini-mover" van-type thing from the
>>southwest up to the bay area, and it shimmied, coughed, and made
>>death-rattle noises, except at 55mph, where it was as smooth as silk.
>>
>>so, i had time to notice towers along the route. i first estimated that
>>towers that were painted red/white in alternating sections were 10
>>feet of white, then 10 of red, etc. i decided i could tell the
>>height by counting stripes and multiplying by 10 feet. then it
>>seemed like many 7-stripers were more like 140 feet high! is there a
>>standard recipe for doing this? i imagine it's specified by the faa
>>or somebody like that.
>>
>>i also noticed that there were some pretty tall towers without paint,
>>while some were painted but not anywhere near an airfield. are there
>>painted towers just to "cover the tails" of tower owners? should we
>>*all* be painting our towers, regardless of height?
>>
>>i sure am glad to be home! see you at the paint store right after
>>SSfone and documenting my RFexposure values!
>______________________________________________________________________
>The requirement is that the tower be painted in 7 areas divided into
>the length of the tower. That is, it shall be painted alternate red
>and white for a total of 7 differently colored areas evenly spaced over
>the length of the tower. It has nothing whatever to do with the height
>of the tower other than:
>
>(1) A tower exceeding 200 feet and having blinking red lights shall be
> painted with alternate red and white areas.
>
>(2) A tower exceeding 200 feet and having strobe lights shall not need
> to be painted alternate red and white areas.
>
>(3) A tower that does not exceed 200 feet does not need to be painted
> or illuminated.
>
>Rod, N5HV
>w5hvv@aeneas.net
>
>
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