Homeowner's Policies vary from state to state. In Texas (home of the
original poster), the tower is not covered under a standard HO policy.
That's what we get for letting the insurance companies run the state
insurance board.
-Larry K5RK
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill MacLane
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 6:27 PM
To: K7LXC@aol.com; towertalk@contesting.com; ag5t@sbcglobal.net; Michael
Brown
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower damaged by Hurricane Ike - where can
Igethelp?
The exact reason for insurance through the ARRL.
73,
Bill
AI4WM
--- On Tue, 10/7/08, Michael Brown <k9mi@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> From: Michael Brown <k9mi@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower damaged by Hurricane Ike - where can I
gethelp?
> To: K7LXC@aol.com, towertalk@contesting.com, ag5t@sbcglobal.net
> Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 7:45 AM That sounds like a rip off. My
> homeowners insurance refers to a tower as an "additional structure"
> (verified with agent). And it's not anything I pay extra for. I think
> I would check with some of your fellow hams that live in your area.
>
> 73, Mike K9MI
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>;
> <ag5t@sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:15
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower damaged by Hurricane Ike - where can I
> gethelp?
>
>
> >
> > In a message dated 10/6/2008 4:29:09 P.M. Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> > towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> >
> >> My two-section hy-gain 36 foot crank up tower was
> heavily damaged by
> > Hurricane Ike. I did take before and after photos, but
> my insurance
> > company says
> > none of my outdoor ham radio items are covered (which
> I expected).
> >
> > Hmm, unless you have some sort of exclusion, you
> should have coverage
> > either as an auxiliary structure or as personal
> property.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve K7LXC
> > TOWER TECH
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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