[TowerTalk] Re: Amateur Exemptions & 30 foot PacketCluster Site

[DavidC]

Sounds to me as though all you need is a push-up
mast-type tower.  They are available from a refurbisher
in Tampa, FL (and I am sure elsewhere) for real short
money.  That would be a free-standing setup.

If 30 feet is all of the height you need can you not find
someone with a 2 story home and a chimney you can
strap a mast to?

BTW:  I seriously doubt that anything on the worst-case
hazard chart would justify a $1200. EMP test on a packet
ant. ... gee wiz!  Guaranteed the FCC would find itself on
the Congessional carpet in a nanosecond if they tried to
force $1200. EMP tests on every antenna placement!

Where are you located?  Sure must be a friendly Ham who
will offer tower space!

-  73, DavidC  K1YP in Hudson, FL

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> ... I asked if we could install a small Ringo antenna
> on a small Rohn 35 tower at about 30'.  The owner would gladly let me do
it
> except all the EMP tests or whatever they are, need to be done.  He told
me
> the FCC is really going to CRACK DOWN this fall.  The site / antenna tests
> would cost $1200.00.
> If this is true, it would seem to me that a lot of repeaters/digipeaters
are
> in trouble if they have to pay the costs.
>
> Do we have ANY exemptions that would cover this?  We have no money to
cover
> the test and if we can't put up even the simplest antenna, we will lose
the
> packetcluster completely.
>
> Sorry to use the bandwidth, but I have a bunch of guys depending on me to
> keep this thing running and I want to cover all the bases.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> 73 de Barry/K8BK
>
> W8BAD Packetcluster system.


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