Go where every you go for FCC rules and read Part-17 it tells all about
towers.
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From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FAA Paint Removal
> Any tower of 200 ft must be lit with either strobe lights or conventional
> red lighting. There is also a formula for towers near the glide slope of
an
> airport that may require towers under 200 ft be lit. A tower with
> conventional lighting must be painted with alternating bands of white and
> international orange. This includes coax and in some cases antennas too.
> Andrew makes radomes that are pre colored in orange or white for this
> purpose. If you look at the FCC actions and fines, having unpainted coax
> cables blocking the tower paint is a favorite these days. Lots of cell
> sites have added coax runs up a ladder and this is in violation of the
> rules.
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> Look at the actions on the fcc.gov web site and you will see weekly fines
> for tower lighting or painting. It looks like this is the modern day
> equivalent of the speed trap for raising revenue.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 6:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FAA Paint Removal
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> > 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
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> > 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.
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> > 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
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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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