[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tower Installation

2005-12-28 Thread Al Wolfe
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:05:30 -0500 From: "Mark A. Holman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re: Tower Installation 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] <*>

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tower Installation

2005-12-28 Thread Mark A. Holman
Say AL W. I have a Q. what is the wind survival speed on a house bracket ? just curious? most installs up here in MI. are cement our wind avgs. are 75 mph. non-straight line winds. mark h. ab8ru Al Wolfe wrote: >Doug, >For what you plan to do there is no reason at all to use concrete. Bac

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tower Installation

2005-12-27 Thread Rick & Charlotte
Thanks Al I was just about to write the same thing .. all you are doing is stopping the bottom of the tower from kicking out the only time I pour c-ment is free standing towers agin Al is right .. a good house bracket will do wonders , if I am going more then I put a X brace from the roof to th

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tower Installation

2005-12-27 Thread Al Wolfe
Doug, For what you plan to do there is no reason at all to use concrete. Back in the Sixties I helped install dozens of thirty and forty foot Rohn towers for TV receivers and never used the first bag of cement when using a house bracket. Many of these towers are still in use today. Wit

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Tower Installation

2005-12-27 Thread Q
I agree with Gary and will add that you will probably need a building permit and be subject to local building codes. You should check that out before acquiring materials,IMHO... AND WHATEVER YOU DO,PUT CLIMBING GUARDS ON TO KEEP KIDS OFF!!! You may also want to check into insurance coverage.BT,DT

[Repeater-Builder] Re: Tower Installation

2005-12-27 Thread Gary Pearce KN4AQ
Hi, Doug and all, I think you are confusing a couple of FCC rules, and may be misinterpreting your HOA's letter (at least as much as you quoted). There are NO FCC rules or Congressional legislation requiring HOA's to permit ham radio towers and antennas if the CC&R's restrict them. There are