[TowerTalk] a solution for HOA problems?

[Richard M. Gillingham]

If you're in Melaleuca country, probably a good ol' Norfolk Island Pine 
would do.

I can see a couple from my back porch that would conceal a BigIr quite well. 
I can see a few Melaleucas too, but they might bother your XYLs allergies 
too.

Just a thought.

Gil, W1RG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:12 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] a solution for HOA problems?


> While sitting in traffic the other day, I was looking at one of those cell
> towers that looks like a tree (a very realistic coniferous one, I might 
> add).
>
> Then, I looked at a vertical in my back yard next to a tall skinny
> Melaleuca tree (it's a kind of bushy eucalypt
> http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/31992/index.html) and it occurred to me that
> hams could do the same as the wireless companies, on a smaller scale.
>
> So, the question is, where would one get suitable fake branches? Does
> anyone know anything about the design of the faux tree cell towers?  What
> kind of tree would be best to fake?  Probably want something that's fairly
> tall and skinny, but not as bushy as the Melaleuca.  Heck, it would be a
> lot safer in a fire prone area where the Melaleuca is like having a big
> oily firestarter next to your house.
>
> (100 ft tall Palm trees?)
>
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