[TowerTalk] Camouflage Painting of Towers

Charles Gallo charlie at thegallos.com
Thu Apr 23 14:59:09 EDT 2015


Against the sky, aka the upper part, and the antenna if you can get radome paint, I'd use ghost gray and compass gray - think the colors they paint fighters. The sky usually isn't blue, but blue/grey

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73 de KG2V
Charlie

> On Apr 23, 2015, at 1:23 PM, "john at kk9a.com" <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
> 
> I do not know if paint will make them look less obtrusive. I have seen
> cell towers disguised as trees but none painted with camouflage paint. You
> live in a beautiful island and everyone loves their scenic views. I
> believe at least some of your towers are crankup style.  Can you leave
> them retracted when not in use? Could you volunteer to plant some
> shrubbery or trees to block the tower from the view of the person
> complaining?
> 
> GL,
> John KK9A
> 
> 
> To:    "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject:    [TowerTalk] Camouflage Painting of Towers
> From:    Fred Kleber <kleberf at bellsouth.net>
> Reply-to:    Fred Kleber <kleberf at bellsouth.net>
> Date:    Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:52:39 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> Hi List,
> Does anyone have before & after photos of lattice towers that have been
> painted
> to 'match' the background of terrain / trees behind them?  If so, could you
> please send me a 'before' and 'after' photo, as well as the type of paint you
> used?  Any other comments, suggestions, ideas, etc. you have would be also
> appreciated.
> Thanks & Very 73,Fred, K9VV
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