Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> Agreed, but at least you can have a burglar alarm on the house, or
> take the major stuff home with you. I gather that's what CN2R does,
> in a considerably riskier environment
> <http://cn2r.net/cn2r/index.aspx>. This discussion aside, it's a
> really great web site, with user-accessible audio snippets from many
> contests keyed to log entries.
Yes, that is sort of what I was driving at - i.e. don't focus just on
the tower itself as it may increase the threat to the property in the
house.
I recall reading that between contests CN2R thas to roll up and store
the radials that are under his lowband vertical phased array so the
locals don't steal the copper. Definitely a cool website. Its great to
look up a QSO you made and then hear how your signal sounded in CN2 :-)
73, Mike W4EF........................
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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>
>
> On 8/14/2009 3:49 AM, Michael Tope wrote:
>
>> Perhaps I am giving the average criminal too much credit, but I feel
>> there may be another dimension to this problem that goes beyond the
>> tower. I agree that the climbing shields and a dummy camera will
>> provide a deterent against people climbing the tower, but to me a
>> tower with a bunch of antennas is as good as a billboard that reads
>> "expensive equipment inside this house".
>>
>> Mike, W4EF...............
>>
>> Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>>
>>> If it was mine, I think I'd install a good anti-climb arrangement,
>>> put a sign on the tower warning that it is under 34-hour video
>>> surveillance, and get one of those $20 dummy video cameras to put up
>>> on the tower well out of reach, facing down.
>>>
>>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>> New Articles Daily - the Contesting Compendium at
>>> http://wiki.contesting.com
>>> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at
>>> www.conteststations.com
>>> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net
>>>
>>> On 8/14/2009 12:15 AM, Bill Conwell (home) wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm preparing to erect a tower and antennas at a weekend retreat
>>>> house that
>>>> is often vacant. We haven't had any trouble leaving the place
>>>> unattended to
>>>> date, but I'm a bit concerned that a tall tower might attract unwanted
>>>> attention while we're away.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have experience with video surveillance systems for their
>>>> towers? Desirably, I'd like something that might be solar-powered and
>>>> connect wirelessly to the home network (lest someone be tempted to cut
>>>> cables from the ground), although that isn't strictly essential. A
>>>> motion
>>>> sensor - either in the camera, or in software on the associated
>>>> computer -
>>>> that captures frames when motion is detected would be a plus.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Paul Nyland, K7PN, referred me to Axis products (www.axis.com
>>>> <http://www.axis.com/> ) which offers a variety of systems.
>>>> Particularly
>>>> interesting is one that is remotely steerable, with autofocus and
>>>> an 18X
>>>> zoom. But the $1200+ price is a bit off-putting. And while
>>>> steerability is
>>>> a great feature while you're watching the image, I envision the
>>>> camera will
>>>> mostly collect imagery unattended, which I'd review only
>>>> infrequently. If
>>>> the price were modest, I could install several static cameras -
>>>> capturing
>>>> different views.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 'Suggestions (including anecdotes about arrangements to avoid) are
>>>> welcomed.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> /Bill, K2PO
>>>
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