[TowerTalk] TOWER LIGHTS

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> On Jun 3, 2021, at 20:32, Bill via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> After lots of BS and wrangling, it appears I will probably get a permit for my tower in Belize.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that although  I am far from any airport the authorities want this tower lighted up.  Although the tower is 135 feet they want a "high intensity" light at the top and another in the middle.  I know it's BS but I am up the stump on this.  I really am not too keen on hooking up my electric mains to a 130 ft tower in an area prone to lightning and I am certainly not too keen on having to lay out a fist full of bucks for the lights.  My contractor thinks we could put something up on top so they will be satisfied and thinks we would never see the guys again.  
> Since all the authorities are far away (at least 80 miles) they certainly aren't going to be able to tell a high intensity from a regular red light.  To top it off, none of the towers in the area are lit.
> Any ideas?  Litigation is not a viable option as I am a gringo in Belize.
> Bill K4XS/V31XX
> 

You might check if there are actual rules, as in the US with the FAA, not just some local with his hand out.

I’ve been retired for 12 years, and don’t any new rules.

Here it’s( was) 200 feet and over and they had to be an approved type. Different blink pattern day/night.

The FAA did approve white LED’s. Got to change out red beacons and 25 year old control boxes, with motor flipping mercury switches.

Did mange to get one decommissioned when someone put up a taller tower 1/4 mile away.

Here, it still needs to have a blink pattern, not a Harbor Freight lantern, hanging from the plastic owl.

Bob K2RK