[TowerTalk] Remote Antenna Sites and Security

[Blake Bowers]

I guess you could say I operate over 100 remote
site antenna farms, and other than the occassional
paintball attacks on my signs, or beer bottles, have
had little of the problems like you talk about.

We use chain link fences, and good padlocks.

Now, I do have one site with 24 hour armed guards,
but that is courtesy of the US Army.  Some of my
buildings are alarmed also.

> site suggesting that the attractive nuisance factor of sites like
> these is a very real and difficult problem to solve.  Specifically
> he said that when he was a partner in a remote site, vandalism
> and theft was a constant battle to the point that one of the
> three partners in site had to stay at there all the time to
> discourage wayward youth from breaking into the shack and
> stealing equipment or just cutting guys wires for the pleasure
> of watching a 100 ft tower fall down.
>
> I would like to hear from anyone on the list who has had
> experience with operating a remote site antenna farm.
> Specifically I am interested in what if any problems you have
> had with security and what steps you had to take to secure  the
> site. Is this a winnable battle or an exercise in futility?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike, W4EF..............................................
>
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