Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

[TowerTalk] Tower/mast/antenna height -- a clarification

To: towertalk reflector <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower/mast/antenna height -- a clarification
From: Alan AB2OS <ab2os@att.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:20:44 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
The wording in my original message was my own. The relevant section of the ordinance is:

"Sec. 3A.04 Applicability.
A. New towers and antennas. All new towers and new antennas in the township shall be subject to this article, except as otherwise provided in this section.
B. Amateur radio station operators/receive only antennas; television antennas. This article shall not govern any tower, or the installation of any antenna:
(i) That is under seventy (70) feet in height; and
(ii) Is owned and operated by a federally-licensed amateur radio station or is used exclusively for receive only antennas for voice or television reception."


I take this to mean that no part of the installation may be more than 70' above grade.

Alan AB2OS


On 07/21/04 11:48 pm Jim Jarvis put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace:


I obviously missed the central point of this post,
and responded to mast vs. tower cost/weight discussion.

There MAY be a subtlety in the ordinance language, regarding
'antenna support' or 'tower' as distinct from antenna.  This
may give you wiggle room.  Worth careful investigation.

As a practical matter, I'd suggest putting up the 70 foot tower,
with the steppIR on it. You can EITHER let it grow a bit, for
2m yagi spacing, or co-locate the 2m yagi on the steppir boom....
or not much above it. You don't need 10' spacing. You DO need to
get the yagi 20m above ground, for it to be effective for long distance work on 20m.


Again, practically speaking, if you're an experimenter, the
zoning folks don't want to regulate "antennas"...merely the
support structure. What goes on top is both irrelevant, and may
change with some frequency. If you have decent relations with the professional staff, (city planner, zoning administrator) they may be able to give you useful guidance here.
_______________________________________________

See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.

_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>