I am always amazed at the hams who will buy a home within sight of a
broadcast tower. Rule no. 1 when looking for a new QTH is to find
where all the AM and FM plants are and avoid them; especially QRO AMs
vis a vis 160 and HF. I remember looking around the 670 site in
Glendale Heights IL around 10 or 15 years ago, just to get a look at
the tower, guying, base pier and insulator and so on. This is a 190
degree stick so we're talking around 800 and something feet tall.
Then I caught sight of a short free standing tower behind a house with
what appeared to be a TA33 on it, maybe half a mile away. I know that
ham tower was not there before the 670 site was built. I just shook
my head in bogglement. Not sure if that's a real word or not but you
know what I mean. Maybe he got a really good deal or his XYL insisted
on it.
73
Rob
K5UJ
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