[TowerTalk] that 70' limit

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/21/2004 6:59:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com> writes:

>I wouldn't worry a whole lot about a few extra feet.
>If they are giving you 70' total, That's pretty good and I'm willing to bet no one is
>going to climb up there to drop a tape measure.

Actually the City of San Jose sent some guys out with a transit TWICE to measure K6KR's tower to make sure it didn't exceed the limit.

And with laser transits common these days, it's pretty easy to get the exact height from the ground. 

Cheers, 
Steve      K7LXC
TOWER TECH