[TowerTalk] a solution for HOA problems?

[Bob Smith]

disappointed!

Gad,,, I really wanted one of those xmas trees, I've got 12 people
I'd like to hang from it for xmas right now! ,, hehe

and at least the tree would be legal,

Bob
NA6T



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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:39:06 -0700
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] a solution for HOA problems?
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>, "Jim Lux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>

 > 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?)
 >

These guys had 40ft artificial Christmas trees for around $10K
(the 40ft appear to be sold out):

http://www.treeclassics.com/product.asp?ProductFamilyID=GS

Pretty expensive, but probably cheap compared to a cell tree (I hear
those go for over $100K). Dunno about of the wind rating of the
faux Xmas tree, however :)

Mike, W4EF...............................................