[TowerTalk] what is 'No Impact Towers'?

[RICHARD BOYD]

There is obviously no such thing as "no impact."  But we could debate that 
there may be "negative impact," "neutral impact," "positive impact," etc.

Neutral impact may seem to be the same as no impact but it's not; it's a 
combination of impacts, some arguably negative, some arguably positive, that 
arguably even out.

I have always observed that antenna structures, be they tall (amateur radio 
tower) or short (low noise receiving antenna wire, 10' off the ground), are 
"structure" that wildlife (particularly birds) use readily, to their 
benefit.

73 - Rich, KE3Q


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K4tmc at aol.com>
To: <sashen at swbell.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] what is 'No Impact Towers'?


> Let's see, a tower with no environmental impact...
>
> For us hams, a "tower" is something that gets your antenna up higher, as 
> far
> away from the ground as is practical; usually restricted by financial 
> impact
> on your budget,  federal regulations relative to air travel, and basic
> mechanical/physical engineering (with the exception of a certain Nextel 
> cell phone
> commercial).
>
> For environmentalist, something having "no environmental impact" is the
> natural fauna, soil, rocks, lakes, rivers, blue sky, etc.
>
> So, what is a naturally-occurring item that you can use to get your 
> antennas
> off the ground? (drum roll, please...)
>
> A TREE!
>
> 73,
> Henry - K4TMC
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