[TowerTalk] cell phone antenna on ham tower?

[David Gilbert]

The FCC does not necessarily agree with you, and in my case, neither 
does the local zoning commission.

In some cases, an existing ham radio tower is the only way that 
residents in the area are going to get decent broadband internet 
access.  DSL and satellite internet are marginal services, and many 
semi-rural areas don't have the population to justify an ISP putting up 
their own tower.

And in general, the FCC has for some time been encouraging local 
jurisdictions to make use of existing towers (including amateur radio 
towers) instead of proliferating additional ones.

Whether or not the commercial use of the tower infringes on your ham 
radio rights is a function of how you write the applicable contract(s).  
Just because you decided to decline doesn't mean that everyone should.  
As with most things, "it depends" holds true.

Dave   AB7E



On 10/31/2015 7:18 AM, J. Hunt via TowerTalk wrote:
> Years ago I was approached by a ISP to place a wireless node on my 118' tower - the answer was NO.
>
> The reasons were covered well by:  W2RU and K9YC.
>
> Please keep your ham radio tower Private, no Commercial use at all.
>
>
> Cheers,
> James
> ki5dq