[TowerTalk] Source for (4) 265 foot towers.

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Strobe type lighting is suitably visible during daylight hours that  
painting is not necessary. One still has to meet the other requirements.
 
If there are neighbors in the area you can expect some complaints with any  
kind of lighting system.
 
Quite a hassle indeed!
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/26/2016 2:36:31 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
grants2 at pacbell.net writes:

see  
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title47/47cfr17_main_02
.tpl

As  I read it, every light needs to be verified operational every 24 
hours by  visual or automatic means and

when a top light is out only 30 minutes  is allowed to notify the FAA 
from failure, and re-notification is required  if not fixed prior to the 
NOTAM expiring plus

record keeping for  two years of every inspection and notification.

It is not specified,  but my guess is the FAA takes a dim view of lights 
out for more than a few  days. ;)

Plus painting and repainting when faded.

You REALLY  have to want to go higher than 200 ft! Quite a hassle unless 
the tower is  exempted.

Grant KZ1W

On 2/26/2016 8:43 AM, john at kk9a.com  wrote:
> I know that the BIG multi-op contest stations and a few others  on this
> list have ham towers that exceed 200 feet. Is it a big deal to  register,
> is it costly to register, is it difficult to maintain the  marking and
> lighting?
>
> John  KK9A
>
>
> To:    "'towertalk'"  <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject:    Re: [TowerTalk]  Source for (4) 265 foot towers.
> From:    "Mike & Becca  Krzystyniak" <k9mk at flash.net>
> Date:    Fri, 26 Feb  2016 08:57:54 -0600
>
> Prior to buying this country QTH, I  checked to see if the six dirt strips
> within the 3-4 miles were 'real'  FAA airports.
> They were not so I believe notification was not  required.  However the 
usual
> FAA height restrictions  apply.
>
>  
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=showCircleSearc
>  hAirportsForm
>
> Here's the website that will give you an idea of  how high you'll be able 
to
> go for a 'no notice'  condition:
>
>  
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/gisTools/gisAction.jsp?action=showNoNot
>  iceRequiredToolForm
>
> If you have to file and get an FAA  determination, you can do it on-line 
and
> there is no charge.
>  FAA determinations can take as long as 90-days.
>
>  K9MK
>
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