Picked this up from the ARES-RACES reflector. Tfhought there might
some interest for everybody.
73 de Howard W3CQH
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Subject: [ARES-RACES] FCC ISSUES WARNING
Author: w6yn@juno.com (Donald L Milbury) at Internet-E-Mail
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: 11/30/98 4:55 PM
FCC ISSUES WARNING NOTICE ON ANTENNA LIGHTING AND MARKING AFTER AMBULANCE
HELICOPTER NEARLY HITS UNLIT RADIO TOWER IN TEXAS.
The Federal Communications Commission today warned owners of antenna
structures to comply strictly with FCC antenna tower lighting and marking
rules
following a recent nighttime incident in Texas where a
helicopterambulance nearly hit an unlighted radio tower.
Report No: CI-98-27. News Media Contact: David Fiske (202) 418-0500.
CIB Contact: Compliance and Information Bureau contact: Pam Hairston at
(202) 418-1160, CallCenter: 1-888-225-5322.
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