Yeah;
Thats something that was never mentioned in any ham radio exams.
maybe someone should submit an article to the ARRL for the QST Mag.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Grantham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Tower Painting and Lighting
>
> Visit with a friendly pilot and look at some of those nice publications
the
> FAA puts out that shows the patterns to fly around individual airports. A
> friend showed me some of these a while back. With figure-8s, ovals,
> symetrical, and non-symetrical patterns, and considering any unique
terrain
> features, it seems to be no wonder they have to do "studies" on each
> individual application for construction.
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> Steve
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Finch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:56 AM
> Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Tower Painting and Lighting
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> > Hello,
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> > Did I mention this tower is going to be 4 miles due West of the South
end
> of
> > the runway, in other misspelled words, perpendicular to the runway.
Thank
> > God for spel chek!
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:05 PM
> > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Tower Painting and Lighting
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> > Paul Finch wrote:
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> > > 20 feet, seems kinda crazy to me but that's the Government for ya!
> >
> > Yep. They probably went by the slide slope (or whatever the other side
> > of that is called - the rise slope?) and it came out to 190 feet at that
> > distance.
> >
> > > They also required that it have red lights at
> > > night as well as being painted!
> >
> > Being painted has nothing to do with the night lighting. It only
> > pertains to daytime - paint or lit. There are some that are both, but
> > only because the owners decided it was better to light it and forget
> > maintenance on the paint, so the paint is faded below standard. But, as
> > long as it's lit, it doesn't matter.
> >
> > There certainly are cases where even below 200' the regulations apply.
> >
> > It's funny to see a power tower painted and lit while others on the same
> > line, even higher in elevation, do not have to be. Same with water
> > towers - the orange and white checkerboards are a hoot.
> >
> > Joe M.
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