[TowerTalk] Tower Placement

[Steve Katz]

> I'm in the planning stage of a tower. Do I put it near the house or
> farther away? Do elements from the antenna come off and pierce the roof?
> 
> //If that ever happens, I think a lot of us would be in trouble.  All my
> elements are lightweight aluminum.  If one of those could pierce my roof,
> I'd be looking for a new tent!
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>  I've had terrible nightmares in the past with tower installations,
> although nothing never happened. I have a rather small lot, need to put
> the tower close to the house. Will be putting up a guy-less tower, but
> will be using guys anyway. Am I overly cautious or dealing with
> paranoia.........Tom 
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> //I like to have the tower close to (right next to) the house.  If I had a
> bigger lot, I'd have two or three towers, all close to the house, but
> spread apart by the house dimensions.  It's very convenient (never need a
> ladder to access the roof, just use the tower!) and it helps keep feedline
> lengths minimized.  I can't think of any negatives about this at all,
> other than proximity allows house inhabitants to hear the rotor brake
> unlock (CLICK) and maybe the rotor turning.  Of course, with a tall enough
> tower, those problems go away, too..... One advantage of having the tower
> next to the house is that in many cases, a simple clamp attaching the
> tower to the house (even though structurally it's worthless) might make
> the tower and antennas covered under standard Homeowners Insurance.  In my
> case (with State Farm), this is absolutely the case.  Any appurtenant
> structures physically attached to the house are covered, just like the
> house.  If they're not attached, they're not (except by specific rider,
> which add cost).  -WB2WIK/6
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