[TowerTalk] Chicago Tribune: Antenna Stirs Static Among Neighbors

[GALE STEWARD]

I agree!!! Some years ago at W3GM's place we had 6
towers, an 80M 4-square, and 3 160M verticals. All
this was on 8 acres. Seemed just about right to me!

73, Stew K3ND



--- "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> WHAT?
> 
> You want his towers limited????
> 
> I do not know why he needed only 90 ft - this is ok
> for 20 meters... 
> but... higher would be better for 40!
> 
> It does not matter how high they are to the
> neighbors... the difference 
> between 50 foot and 150 foot as far as height is
> irrelevant to them... 
> it is a tower and to THEIR insensitive bigotry they
> are all the same...
> 
> I can easily understand the need for two high towers
> minimum, to support 
> a dipole type antenna between them... but that is
> only for one pair of 
> azimuthal options... three towers makes arrays which
> will be broadside 
> to six different areas possible!
> 
> As far as some people are concerned if the neighbor
> puts up towers it is 
> like a person of the wrong ethnic background moving
> into their 
> neighborhood... they feel unjustifiably incensed and
> are convinced that 
> soon hell will freeze over...
> 
> Neighbors suck... best option is to find area near a
> pasture full of 
> cows - they do not bitch!
> 
> I still cannot believe you told this guy he had
> nerve asking to have 
> three towers 90 foot!
> 
> K4OJ
> 
> 
> 
> Bill Turner wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:17:38 -0400, "Jerry Muller"
> <k0tv at adelphia.net>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>This guy got off easy. I live in "Live Free or
> Die" New Hampshire and had to
> >>spend over $25K in legal fees to protect three
> towers on six acres that are
> >>almost invisible. (New Hampshire Supreme Court,
> Marchand v. Hudson)
> >>
> >>Jerry, K0TV
> > 
> > 
> >
>
_________________________________________________________
> > 
> > Seems to me that you're the one that got off easy.
>  I can see the
> > justification for one tower being necessary at a
> height of 75 feet or
> > so, but I understand yours are 90 feet, right? 
> And three of them?
> > 
> > I'm all in favor of ham radio - been licensed for
> 46 years - but even
> > I might think that's pushing the neighbors a bit.
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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