[TowerTalk] antenna heights and the FAA/FCC

[K8RI]

On 3/5/2012 10:05 PM, Al Kozakiewicz wrote:
> A phone call to the FAA will usually net you an informal answer right away. I've gone through this with proposed lighting for a football field overlooking an airport and the formal letter only took a few weeks.
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> Al
> AB2ZY
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> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of StellarCAT
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 10:00 PM
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] antenna heights and the FAA/FCC
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> I'm moving to Texas and have found a house that suits most of our needs with one exception - the same one that KEEPS ruling out property unfortunately in this "rules and regulation" age... anyway the house is 4554M from the nearest airport - and according to TOWAIR the tower I WANT to have is 55' too tall (160' tower). So I have to register the tower with the FCC... but to do that I have to have a "no hazards" declaration from the FAA!
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> This sounds like a LONG process and possibly one that will fail in the end. If I can't put up the tower I want on this land (over 7 acres) then I've no need for that much land... so - I would love to hear from those that have gone through this process. How does one get a "no hazards" declaration? How likely is it to get one? How long of a process? Then what about the fcc registration - is that just a matter of doing it or is there also a chance of getting shot down there as well (i.e. is it only the FAA that I have to worry about or both)?
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> I'm aware of the rules regarding slopes etc and intervening objects of which there are none. I'd really like to know this is a "done-deal" type of thing BEFORE making an offer in the next few weeks - if at all possible.

I'm  not sure why you are measuring in meters as the FAA does almost 
everything in nautical miles and some in statute miles.
At-any-rate, 4.554 lm = 2.83 statute miles so it'll likely depend on 
whether you are off the end of, and in line with a runway.  My educated 
guess is unless it's in line with a runway you'll be OK although that'd 
be pushing it, but as I said, that is a "guess.    Typically these are 
not long drawn out affairs.

As Gary said a quick phone call to the FAA should give you a tentative 
answer.


73

Roger (K8RI)


> Informed help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Gary
> K9RX
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