[Towertalk] NY State antenna legislation

SavageBR@aol.com SavageBR@aol.com
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 14:55:20 EDT


In a message dated 6/30/2002 1:49:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jljarvis@adelphia.net writes:


> It would be inappropriate--and probably negative in impact, 
> for out of state hams to comment on a NY legislative matter.
> 
> However, if this law does, indeed, specify a 95 foot limit, it's a 
> gross mistake.  Right now, PRB-1 allows an application for "the 
> intended purpose."   95 feet is barely adequate for stacked antennas
> on 10 and 15.  It is sub-optimal on 20. It is inadequate for a 40m yagi
> unless your intended purpose is domestic communications.  It is inadequate 
> for an 80 meter dipole, for international work, and it is inadequate for a 
> 160 meter vertical, for pete's sake.
> 
You must live in a different world. Most of the Ham community would be quite 
pleased with HF antennas allowed up to 95 ft.

Bruce


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