Alexander N Tubonjic wrote: > Hello All, > The local department of Forestry has an observation tower that is >over 200' off the ground. I would like to put my UHF Amateur repeater >on that tower. I stopped by yesterday and talked to the Fire Fighter >that was stationed there. He had told me that cellphone companies had >asked if they could put some equipment on the tower and the DOF flat >out said no; however, the guy I talked to said a friend of his was a >Ham and had expressed an interest in putting a Ham repeater on the >tower and it was okayed but the Ham moved before anything was put into >effect. The guy I talked with said to leave my contact information and >he would pass it on to his boss and have him contact me with more >information. > I was wondering if anyone has done anything tower related with the >Department of Forestry? If so what was your experiance like? I >remember reading somewhere that hams and the DOF have an MOU together >for tower space, anyone know anything about that? Any past experiances >and tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and 73. > Alexander KG4OGN >
In June 1990 I installed a 2 meter repeater on a Pennsylvania (DER) Fire Tower. It's co-located with a CAP 2 meter repeater. It's been there ever since, no problems with the Department of Forestry or DER. It's the second highest 2 meter repeater in PA. Later that same year, August I believe, I installed yet another repeater on a different Fire Tower. Later on, in 1997, the DER contacted me and said this particular tower and ground cabin was being sold to relieve the DER of liability. A friend of mine and I purchased the "Hay's Mill Fire Tower" and Ground Cabin later that same year: <http://www.shol.com/kuggie/ahra/hmft.html> <http://www.shol.com/kuggie/ahra/hmftinfo.html> My experiences with the DOF and DER have been good, YMMV... Kevin Custer 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/
