In the USA a tower must be 200 feet or taller to require lighting or meet
guidlines for painting or the types of lighting.
I wonder what the regs are in other countries?
Cal Zethmayr
W4GMH
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:08:10 -0600
From: Spencer <k5gak@powerc.net>
Subject: [TowerTalk] tower lights
To: towertalk@contesting.com
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there are dark sky rules here in New Mexico, and many other places. Be
aware!
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:47:41 -0400
From: K8RI on TT <k8ri-on-towertalk@tm.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] tower lights
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On 8/19/2011 4:08 PM, Spencer wrote:
> there are dark sky rules here in New Mexico, and many other places. Be
> aware!
And thank goodness for them, but the ham tower that requires lights is
rare. I wish they'd go to shields/reflectors that prevent the light from
going up around here, but they don't even have to be shielded. When we
moved here 27 years ago it was quite dark. Then it seems every one was
installing those mercury vapor lights. Of course the places with nothing
to steal put them on all sides of a tall, white house. People don't
realize that shielded, directed lights are far more effective than very
bright, unshielded lamps.
I've thought of running Christmas lights up the guys, but as I'm on the
centerline for the local GPS-06 I think I'll pass on that one.<:-))
73
Roger (K8RI)
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:47:54 -0500
From: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Terrain data for HFTA
To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
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I would not trust Google-Earth elevation data.To add an example like Bimini,
Bahamas: Check Malpelo Island, HK0TU, 400 km away from the colombian Pacific
coast (4.0 N, 81.6 W) According to Google earth the island is submerged under
the water surface a least 340 ft. In reality, this island has elevations over
1000 ft ASL.
David
HK1A
EC5KXA
AE5XQ
> From: n6bv@arrl.net
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:29:16 -0700
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Terrain data for HFTA
>
> Charlie:
>
> You said recently:
>
> > Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:12:45 -0500
> > From: Charlie Carroll <k1xx@cfl.rr.com>
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] grabbing terrain data for HFTA
> > To: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
> > Message-ID: <wg1l6uo0lqvcmp2rougptbc7.1313543269277@email.android.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> > Door's abt to close, so have to be brief. Of late, I have taken
> > to semi-automatically extracting terrain data from Google Earth.
> > I dump this info into an Excel spreadsheet for the number
> > crunching. Pretty painless to do something like ten foot
> > intervals out to 10k feet.
> >
> > 73 charlie, k1xx
>
> N6BV: I'm not sure where Google Earth gets their terrain data, but I am
> suspicious that it is derived at least partially from the SRTM (Shuttle
> Radar Topography Mission) data set. I get nervous when I look at the terrain
> data for islands surrounded by seawater -- which should, by definition, be
> at or at least very close to sea level. It is often shown as being
> considerably different from sealevel.
>
> N6BV: For example, in Google Earth zoom into Baileytown, Bimini, Bahamas.
> Just to the west of Baileytown the altitude goes considerably negative.
> Either this is a depthsounder reading (which I doubt) or else something is
> goofy!
>
> N6BV: I'm curious how you are extracting that data from Google Earth
> semi-automatically, even if I'm nervous about the data itself.
>
> >
> > Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Can some one share a pointer for up to date instructions for grabbing
> > >the terrain data from the web for HFTA? Every instruction I've found is
> > >hopelessly out of sync with the current terrain data web site.
> > >
> >
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:31:15 -0700
From: "Paul Playford" <paul@w8aef.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] FS: Glen Martin M-1850A 50' aluminum tower with
Hazer
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
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Rated at 16 sq. ft. in an 87 mph wind.
Requires 3 ea 1" dia x 36" threaded rods with nuts and guy anchors.
Asking $750, on the ground in Phoenix, AZ. Delivery negotiable.
de Paul, W8AEF
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:53:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: TexasRF@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Terrain data for HFTA
To: hk1kxa@hotmail.com, towertalk@contesting.com
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Sounds like someone's earth bulge corrections are amiss! This is the name
used due to the earth shape being slightly ellipsoid instead of a perfect
sphere. The earth diameter is slightly greater at the equator than higher
or lower latitudes.
If this is the case, then it seems that the elevation of all locations
near the HK area would be in error.
We have to account for earth bulge in our EME az/el calculations so it is
a real effect; not just imagined.
73,
Gerald K5GW
In a message dated 8/19/2011 10:48:12 P.M. Central Standard Time,
hk1kxa@hotmail.com writes:
I would not trust Google-Earth elevation data.To add an example like
Bimini, Bahamas: Check Malpelo Island, HK0TU, 400 km away from the colombian
Pacific coast (4.0 N, 81.6 W) According to Google earth the island is
submerged under the water surface a least 340 ft. In reality, this island has
elevations over 1000 ft ASL.
David
HK1A
EC5KXA
AE5XQ
> From: n6bv@arrl.net
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:29:16 -0700
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Terrain data for HFTA
>
> Charlie:
>
> You said recently:
>
> > Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:12:45 -0500
> > From: Charlie Carroll <k1xx@cfl.rr.com>
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] grabbing terrain data for HFTA
> > To: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
> > Message-ID: <wg1l6uo0lqvcmp2rougptbc7.1313543269277@email.android.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> > Door's abt to close, so have to be brief. Of late, I have taken
> > to semi-automatically extracting terrain data from Google Earth.
> > I dump this info into an Excel spreadsheet for the number
> > crunching. Pretty painless to do something like ten foot
> > intervals out to 10k feet.
> >
> > 73 charlie, k1xx
>
> N6BV: I'm not sure where Google Earth gets their terrain data, but I am
> suspicious that it is derived at least partially from the SRTM (Shuttle
> Radar Topography Mission) data set. I get nervous when I look at the
terrain
> data for islands surrounded by seawater -- which should, by definition,
be
> at or at least very close to sea level. It is often shown as being
> considerably different from sealevel.
>
> N6BV: For example, in Google Earth zoom into Baileytown, Bimini, Bahamas.
> Just to the west of Baileytown the altitude goes considerably negative.
> Either this is a depthsounder reading (which I doubt) or else something
is
> goofy!
>
> N6BV: I'm curious how you are extracting that data from Google Earth
> semi-automatically, even if I'm nervous about the data itself.
>
> >
> > Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >
> > >Can some one share a pointer for up to date instructions for grabbing
> > >the terrain data from the web for HFTA? Every instruction I've found
is
> > >hopelessly out of sync with the current terrain data web site.
> > >
> >
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:56:07 -0300
From: "Williams, Richard (OAG/CPG)" <Richard.Williams@gnb.ca>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] tower lights
To: Spencer <k5gak@powerc.net>, "towertalk@contesting.com"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Message-ID: <33D89F00C2617444912B0ACB8729C9F2706729AE8D@GNBEX1.gnb.ca>
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I called the Canadian equivalent of the FAA once about whether I would need
lights on an 88 foot Trylon self-supporting tower. The guy answered that if a
plane was flying at 88 feet, whether my tower had a light or not wouldn't make
much difference.
Rick VE9HF
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Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:08 PM
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Subject: [TowerTalk] tower lights
there are dark sky rules here in New Mexico, and many other places. Be
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:29:25 -0400
From: don daso <k4za@juno.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] rotating towers, et al
To: towertalk@contesting.com
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There's obviously some confusion rampant here...W9GE's tower installation
using K0XG hardware rotates, I believe K1TTT's tower uses the K0XG
orbital ring rotator, which is
a simple "apples & oranges" comparison.
The GH controller can certainly ramp up rotators, such as Bob's Orion.
The XG orbital ring is simply turned on/off by the pwr supply relays, &
doesn't ramp up/down.
But, it would be helpful if it did, in fact, especially on the bigger
antennas, like OWAs...
73 Don K4ZA
Tower Works
Charlotte NC
Antenna Towers for Radio Amateurs
published by ARRL
www.k4za.com
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 08:13:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: TexasRF@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotating tower
To: k6xt@arrl.net, n4zr@contesting.com
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
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Art, re: 204BA: wonder if they can be reconfigured as a 4-el OWA design?
Love that bandwidth!
On the 3-el 40 tip size: keep in mind that as the taper continues, the
element length has to increased due to the taper effect. The yagi design
programs will show this.
73,
Gerald K5GW
In a message dated 8/19/2011 8:47:48 A.M. Central Standard Time,
k6xt@arrl.net writes:
Pete
Someone else replied about K4JA's loss saying it was a hurricane. Our
winds don't get up there or haven't yet.
An elephant gun to Asia would be good. I'm trying to avoid a mast and
associated hardware in the tower. Another piece of R45 above the top
guys, at 75 lb, seems as light as anything else I could put up there.
The small 20 above the 40 gives me the opportunity for 3 phased 20's.
Someone suggested a 204BA, I have some of those elements but would
probably make it a 3L.
My 3L40 is an old DXE. From the factory it came with (what I consider)
huge tips. Starts out at 2 inch, ends in telescoping tubing at 0.875in.
To me that is gross overkill at the tips. I replaced the outer 16 feet
with 204BA elements to cut the weight but more important the wind load.
My neighbor K0YW has a duplicate of this ant. His element sag is
something like 3X mine. This ant is up on a hilltop 70 ft crankup
cranked down to about 50 ft for the past year with no probs so far.
Gotta wonder if K4JA's pair of 40's started twisting in opposite
directions. AB105 is stout stuff, I had some up 30 yrs ago in San Diego
area.
73 Art K6XT
Allison, Colorado
"One of the harshest lessons learned from recent disasters, especially
Katrina, is that you are your own first responder."
...LtGen Russel Honore USA
GMCC CWOps 728
NAQCC 1342 SDDXC
ARRL TA
On 2011-08-19 05:54, Pete Smith wrote:
> You're right to be concerned about twisting loads. K4JA, who is a
> pretty good back-yard engineer, lost a 200-foot AB-105 rotating tower
> with 2 40m OWAs on it in a windstorm, and from the debris it was
> obvious that it had twisted to failure. Afterward, he told me he sure
> wished he had a shear pin or other provision for breaking the
> connection between his rotator and the tower, because if it had been
> free to move it might well have survived.
>
> By the way, if you plan to phase the two 3L 20m yagis, wouldn't you be
> better off putting the top one at 100 feet? Or are you looking for an
> elephant gun to Asia?
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at
> www.conteststations.com
> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at
> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>
>
>
> On 8/18/2011 8:51 PM, Art K6XT wrote:
>> I've started construction of a 150 ft Rohn 45 rotating tower using K0XG
>> base and four rings, top ring at 140 ft. Just above the top ring will be
>> a 3L40 and possibly a small 20 above that, like 3L.
>>
>> I'd be very interested in any experience or anecdotes on projects like
>> this using R45. That tower was selected because I already own it. My
>> area has the potential for icing. The ice I've seen is very light,
>> nothing like back east or in EU. But I suppose its possible. Not too
>> windy, the strongest seem to peak out around 70mph and that's rare.
>>
>> One issue I see is, there are no torque bars on the tower. All its
>> torque is transmitted to the rotator on the ground. K0XG's rings do have
>> torque bars but that doesn't help the tower.
>>
>> The general plot is to add antennas down the tower above the guy rings.
>> Second 3L20, a shorty 40 Hygain, 10 and 15M.
>>
>> Replies to k6xt at arrl dot net are FB, or here.
>>
>
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:16:34 +0000
From: "K1TTT" <K1TTT@ARRL.NET>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotors for sale
To: "reflector -tower" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Cc: Nobarc <nobarc@nobarc.org>
Message-ID: <EF30E8164B614FC7BE6F5B6352DC6E1E@k1tttibm>
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A relatively recent production TIC 1122 that has some mechanical damage.
There are some teeth broken in the big ring, and welds broken on the boom
cradle outriggers (http://www.k1ttt.net/images/2011_k0xg_ring_11_Small.jpg
picture while still on the tower). More pictures can be provided if
interested. Comes with 2 motors, boom truss assembly, and a TIC controller.
A 25 year old TIC 1032 ring. Rusty but otherwise was working except for a
bent shaft on the drive motor. Comes with 1 motor, boom truss assembly, and
a TIC controller. (http://www.k1ttt.net/images/32in_tic_ring_1_Small.jpg)
$100ea, pickup in Peru, Ma.
I would hate to try to ship these, boxing and shipping would probably cost
more than I want for them... But if you were really sure you wanted them I
might.
Will take them to the NoBARC(http://www.nobarc.org/) flea market next week
only if someone is really interested.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net
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