[TowerTalk] TVI

[Harv Shore]

It seems that whenever I put up a tower BIG or small the folks want me to
fix all the TVs.  Suggest you be nice -- and show them you are not
transmitting.  Might even offer a cup of coffee and Do-Nut.  But do not get
trapped into fixing a problem that is not yours.
Good Luck!
K6EXO

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Finch <paulfinch@email.msn.com>
To: Tower Talk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 6:01 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] TVI


>
>
>Hello Tower Talk,
>
>I have just put up a 500 foot tower on my property in Texas and I need some
>positive reinforcement on a problem I am having with a neighbor.
>
>Even before the first transmitter was installed, two neighbors were
>complaining about their TV reception on channel 4, 5 and a couple of the
UHF
>TV
>channels.  These channels have a significant amount of snow a various
ghosts
>in the picture.
>
>I have been in radio for almost 30 years and before that TV and have never
>heard of this happening before because of a tower nearby.
>
>The neighbors house is 700 feet from the base of the tower.  My tower is 90
>degrees north from the path of the TV transmitters (TV antennas 55 miles to
>the East Southeast).
>
>This is the first time I have actually owned a tower of this size but have
>worked for a communications company that had four towers ranging from 240
>feet to
>1160 feet.
>
>I used to see this kind of problem with poor antenna installations and
>sunspot activity, but never from any kind of reflection off a large metal
>structure like a tower especially one not in the direct near field path of
>the transmitted signal.
>
>I guess what I would like to hear is if any of the subscribers here may
have
>had this problem happen before and what if anything can be done to remedy
>the problem.
>
>Thanks,
>Paul Finch
>paulfinch@msn.com
>
>
>
>
>
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