[TowerTalk] Happy news for a change

[Kelly Johnson]

55 ft seems to be a common number all around the country.  It's
probably just like boilerplate zoning ordinances and boilerplate
CC&Rs.  Someone picked that number long ago and others just followed
suit.  I could point to a handful of cities in my area with 55 ft.
limits.  I'm fortunate that my city actually had a ham help craft
their ordinance and thus we DO have a 65 ft limit instead of 55.


On 8/12/08, Chris Wendling <cpwendling at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Just curious as to why 55 ft was chosen.  Seems like 65ft (about 1 wavelength on 20m)
>
> which would allow a good low angle radiation pattern on 14Mhz, would be
> better for hams.  I wonder if they thought about reasonable ham
> requirements for emergency communications, etc. when they picked that
> number?
>
>
>
> CW-AI4MI
>
> --- On Tue, 8/12/08, Richards <jruing at ameritech.net> wrote:
> From: Richards <jruing at ameritech.net>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Happy news for a change
> To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 11:19 AM
>
> Greetings TowerTalkians =
>
> Good news and bad news:
>
>       The Good News...  my city allows towers and
>        antennas, and there are NO PERMITS and
>        NO INSPECTIONS !!
>
>       The Bad News is there is a limit of 55 feet.
>
> Fortunately, that suits my plans and my budget,   so I do not
> have to fight City Hall to get permission go higher.
> At least not yet...
>
> So... up to a height of 55 feet, it is, essentially, unregulated.
> Cool, eh?   Can ya dig it?    Unbelievable.
>
>         [I figure you guys might understand my glee...picture me
>           giggling a dirty-old-man-kind-of-laugh under my breath all
>           day like I know a dirty little secret no else knows... ;-)
>
> ===========  Richards  -- K8JHR ================
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