[TowerTalk] Chicago Tribune: Antenna Stirs Static Among Neighbors

[Jim White, K4OJ]

oh... yeah hills!  I forgot about those... the location where I now live 
in Florida is REALLY flat... the only taking the car through the gears 
is usually on an interstate on ramp!

:-)

TA, we don't need no stinking TA here


OJ




Jerry Muller wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> Originally I asked for 3 100 foot towers, but I decided to settle for 
> the 90 footers as not needing a variance. The 40 meter tower has a 
> fairly steep drop off in ALL directions for about a mile. The 4 element 
> 40 behaves like it's at between 150 and 200 feet above ground depending 
> upon direction. It doesn't need to be higher.
> 
> 73, Jerry
> 
> 
> Jim White, K4OJ 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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