I bought a place just south of Farmersville, N. of Lavon. Unincorporated,
and NO tower restrictions whatsoever, according to the email sent me by the
County Zoning Board. No inspections required as long as there's no electric
power to the structure
Bob/WF3H
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@worldnet.att.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 6:57 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] AT&T/SBC Location Communities in Texas
> Hi all!
> I've seen a number of emails about Texas communities with tower and
> antenna
> significant restrictions and covenants. With mergers of AT&T into SBC
> having made a "new" AT&T and the pending merger with BellSouth, I'm
> wondering if there are folks out there who can speak well of various
> suburban areas in the neighborhood/commuting distance of AT&T/SBC offices
> that would be "Ham Friendly" with their tower and antenna laws. Such
> communities need to be identified for those who might find themselves
> calling Texas home sometime in the future.
> Anyone out there with some suggestions?
>
> Thanks & Vy 73,
> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
> 201.314.6964
> w2ttt@att.net
> w2ttt@att.com
> w2ttt@arrl.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Phil Camera
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 3:53 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] New Tower Installation
>
> IMHO
>
> Use solid bare copper wire to connect to the ground rods, #4 bare solid at
> min.
>
> No need to tie each legs' ground radial together, they're already tied
> together at the tower.
>
> Polyphaser recommends 65-75 feet of ground radials per leg. With eight
> foot
> ground rods this would be 5 ground rods per leg. I'd increase that over
> what you're planning; don't cheapen your ground system at this point.
>
> No need to tie the legs to the concrete; concrete is conductive so you'll
> get that benefit.
>
> And, I'm a staunch supporter of CadWelded connections for a fool-proof,
> maintenance free solution.
>
> You're on your way.
>
> Phil KB9CRY
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