As I am researching trying to get a tower up on my property I have found that the Lake in the Hills, IL airport is expanding (argh). I am not sure if they are planning on adding runways or not. I kno
Hi Leif, Hey sit back and take a deep breath! Are you wanting to put up a 200 foot tower or a 50 foot tower?? That will make a big difference! Let us know! Larry WA9VRH -- Original Message -- From: "
How tall are the trees in your yard and/or the neighbor's yards? I don't remember the exact details, but I believe that you put up a tower 20' higher than the existing vegetation and structures, not
Believe me.....the airport considerations are the LEAST of your potential and likely problems with a tower of any kind if you are in a sub-division or 'village' or 'township'. Any location where you
Lief I haven't l;ookd at the reg for years. When i moved here, they read that ham towers could go up 1 foot for every 50 feet of distance from the runway. In my case 50 feet or..................to th
Here is a link to the FCC rules requiring notification for structures near airports: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_04/47cfr17_04.html Paragraph 17.7 has the pertinent info. The structure
AND how close to being in alignment with any runway. I'm 4 point something off the landing end of 06 here an I'm right, dead center with the runway alignment and GPS instrument approach. Without doin
Before you can really do any planning you need to know what they plan. Ask the city planner, or airport commission (It is a public owned airport IF I found the right identifier). A phone call or bett
Nonsense... You might not be able to use 1940s and 1950s technology (i.e. a Yagi on a big tower), but from a theoretical standpoint, you should be able to do almost as well from a 50x100x20 foot cube
To me the key is "Acceptable constraints". Every thing I've enjoyed through life seems to be under attack. The neighbors want to close the airport, Neighbors worry about my tower being a lightning at
Well said Roger......I guess we wont be seeing ol' Jim anytime soon on 80 mtrs especially on that "that newfangled sideband stuff". Gotta go put them battricitys on charge now..... HEH.... Regards Da
I agree.. but the meaning of "acceptable" tends to vary, both geographically and over time. And, we shouldn't think that if one is constrained by circumstances to be unable to use a tower and beam th
Was the W6AM site originally a commercial site? I hadn't heard that before. As I understood it he built the Rombics himself. http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/index.html?http&&&www.mapability.com/ei8ic
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:21:28 -0500
Roger, I just love your spirit! God bless you! Vy 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behal