I am not sure who started this post...
but you can install the tower in my backyard, i'll
keep a good eye on it for :-)
Dan N8DCJ
--- "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> >
> > > I'm in the planning stage of a tower. Do I put
> > > it near the house or farther away?
>
> Mine is 10 feet from the NW corner of the garage.
> The top antennas are at 130 feet.
>
> >
> > Some disadvantages have already been mentioned.
> >
> > Some advantages for putting the tower further
> away:
> > 1) Generally less RFI/TVI in the house
>
> Not a problem and I run the legal limit
>
> > 2) Further back is generally less conspicuous
>
> At 130 feet and a total of 6 antennas no where on
> the lot is less
> conspicuous<:-))
>
> > 3) As much as we like to NOT think about it,
> towers DO
> > collapse and antennas break. Away from the
> house
> > is safer. But I'd wager more hams get damage
> to
>
> I've seen antennas coated with 3 inches of ice come
> down and not do damage.
> OTOH I saw one that came down from 80 feet with no
> ice and went through a
> roof.
>
> > their homes from sick trees than from their
> towers.
>
> I'm not sure about sick trees, but we had an F1
> tornado (not terribly
> strong) take the tops out of trees and only shake
> the tower.
>
> >
> > I'm in a rural area, so #2 was probably not much
> of an
> > issue for my getting a permit (though being more
> than
> > 1X tower height from the house/road/powerlines
> surely
> > didn't hurt with the town officials). #3 makes my
> > wife happy in wind storms. But #1 is the real
> reason
> > I moved mine far away from the house. ;-)
> >
>
> The only TVI I've had is when operating 2-meters and
> watching channel 12 on
> one specific antenna. The antenna with preamp is
> about 40 feet below the
> 2-meter array on the same tower and all the coaxes
> run together.
> Suprisingly, there is a second antenna with preamp
> pointed in a different
> direction and it receives no interferrence. I'm
> guessing it's in the one
> preamp.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
> N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
> www.rogerhalstead.com
> > Mike N2MG
> >
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