[TowerTalk] cell phone antenna on ham tower?

[n4zkf]

Been in this business 17 years and that is a new one on me. You learn
something every day.

73 Dave n4zkf







On 10/28/15 7:51 AM, "David Robbins" <k1ttt at verizon.net> wrote:

>flying a balloon at the height of a proposed tower or windmill so
>neighbors can see how much it will affect their scenic views is a common
>requirement in this area for commercial stuff.
>usually required for so many days some time before the public hearings.
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>Oct 28, 2015 06:19:03 AM, towertalk at n4zkf.com wrote:
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>I am in this business. This is what I do. Gene and Bud are correct.
>(although the balloon gets me?) Also don't forget the taxes are going up.
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>73 Dave n4zkf
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>On 10/27/15 7:12 PM, "Gene Smar" wrote:
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>>Donna:
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>> On the other side (the carrier's) of the coin, they'll probably want
>>24-hour access and a commercial power source as heavy as, or heavier
>>than, your home's, plus a BAG (.... Generator.) Your insurance agent
>>may want an increased premium for the commercial operation on your
>>property. 
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>> I've driven past cell towers on private property around here (DC
>>area) but they were on large farms away from population centers.
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>> Caveat Amateur.
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>>73/88 de
>>Gene Smar AD3F
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>>W2RU - Bud Hippisley
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 6:42 PM
>>To: tower 
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] cell phone antenna on ham tower?
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>>Donna ‹
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>>Please let me expand on Jim©ös very important comment.
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>>I spent six+ years looking into antenna zoning restrictions in my search
>>for a new QTH. In general ‹ and this may not be true in your locality
>>but it was / is true in by far the majority of municipalities I
>>investigated ‹ amateur radio towers may be preferentially treated only as
>>long as there is no commercial use co-located on the tower.
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>>Once there is a commercial application on your tower, it becomes subject
>>to what are usually far more restrictive paragraphs in the local zoning
>>ordinance. You may, for instance, be required to have public hearings
>>when you weren©öt required to for a ham tower. You may have to fly a
>>brightly marked balloon, where previously you weren©öt. And so on. And
>>it gets worse Š and worse Š and worse.
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>>In short, you most likely will lose any protections you might think you
>>have under PRB-1.
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>>Unless you live in a municipality that has no zoning at all ‹ and no
>>restrictions at all on cell towers ‹ I don©öt even recommend ©øproceed[ing]
>>with caution©÷ ‹ I recommend not proceeding at all!
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>>Bud, W2RU
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>>> On Oct 27, 2015, at 4:41 47PM, Jim Brown
>>>wrote:
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>>> On Tue,10/27/2015 1:02 PM, ag6v at whidbey.com wrote:
>>>> I'm sure some of you have an opinion/experience with cell phone
>>>>antennas
>>> 
>>> No experience, but caution -- beware of zoning issues that apply to
>>>commercial installations as opposed to ham towers.
>>> 
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
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