Charles and the group,
See <www/hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-03-1085A1.pdf>
This is where Pinnacle Towers of Sarasota, FL was fined for having
unpainted feedline. The rules are to ensure that the structure is painted
in the FAA red (orange)/white scheme. If the paint is obstructed by
something attached to the structure, this becomes part of the structure and
must be painted to afford pilot visibility during daylight hours.
If the tower is lit with white strobes, you do no need to paint the tower
as the strobes mark the tower during both day and night hours.
I used to work for a company that made tower site monitoring equipment and
had to become very familiar with the requirements for tower lighting.
73
Glenn
WB4UIV
At 09:38 PM 08/01/04, you wrote:
>Steve,
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>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.
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>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.
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>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]>
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>Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 12:02 PM
>Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FAA Paint Removal
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> > 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.
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