There is a section in the rules that require the coverage of paint on the tower and that's where people get into trouble these days with cable ladders and covering a whole side or two of the tower with Black Coaxes. They no longer meet the coverage requirements,thus the cables need to be painted. Of course nowadays if you go with Strobes for Daytime you don't have to worry about the painting coverage.
Gregg R. Lengling, W9DHI, Retired Administrator http://www.milwaukeehdtv.org K2/100 S#3075 KX1 S# 57 Member: ARRL, RSGB, RCA, WERA and ORC -----Original Message----- From: Charles Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 8:38 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FAA Paint Removal Steve, I am not aware of any tower owners being fined for not having the coax painted. The reason for this is that the tower is put up, painted, and lighted before the coax is ever installed. I have also not seen anything in the FCC rules or FAA regulations that require the coax to be painted. On another subject that was mentioned, There are times that a tower does not require painting. I do not remember the particulars for these but it depends on the lighting of the tower, height and distance from the airport. If you have an instance where a tower owner was fined for not having coax painted I would like to read up on it. Charles Miller Sr. Electronics Technician Lead Field Service Technician City of Dallas, Communications, Radio Shop ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Grantham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FAA Paint Removal > No... But they do require that some structures are painted, and those > are not limited to by their proximity to an airport or airfield. And, > there have been instances where folks were fined for having unpainted > transmission line on painted structures. > Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/