[CVRC] Douglas county regulations?
Dick Flanagan
[email protected]
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:02:00 -0700
Hi, Bob.
The magic numbers are 1.0 acre (minimum lot size) and a 50-feet (minimum
set-back). Again, I wouldn't sweat the temp mast to just support wire
antennas and when the time comes to put up a tower, you should be in good
shape.
I will keep everyone on the reflector advised as the Douglas County changes
slowly move through the bureaucracy and let you know when we need a show of
support at the appropriate County Commissioners meeting.
73, Dick
At 03:31 PM 7/16/2002, Bob Evans wrote:
>Dick,
>Thanks for the quick response!
>
>The lot is approximately 175' wide. The depth from the back of the house to
>the boundary fence is a bit over 200'. From the front of the house to the
>street is about 70'. The total area is ~1.4 acres. I was planning to put
>the mast well back in the "back 40", and putting up a doublet fed by ladder
>line. Even if the 50' mast fell over it couldn't reach the fence on either
>side of the property!
>
>I found 50' masts for sale for less than $200. These are intended for
>mounting antennas for wireless DSL. They are pushups, guyed every 10 feet.
>Given that I'm only going to hang a dipole from the mast I figured that
>guying at 10', 30' and 50' would be sufficient. I'd place three sets of guys
>around the mast (120 degree separation), anchored 40' out from the mast. In
>theory, I could use the dipole as part of the guy system, but I think I'd
>rather have a complete set of guys so I can raise and lower the antenna and
>maybe swap out antennas as I experiment :-)
>
>The doublet (as an inverted V) would be roughly 130' total length, feed by
>450 ohm ladder line, to a 4:1 balun, then coax into the shack, to the MFJ
>969. The apex would be at about 49' AGL, the ends around 15' AGL. I'll put
>up a short (20') PVC mast at the shack to support the balun and to keep the
>feed line above the back yard (and out of reach!).
>
>BTW, I did go back and dig out the article in the CVRC newsletter about the
>county regs. I was hoping that perhaps things would have settled down by
>now. However, we _are_ dealing with the government!
>
>What do you think - can I do this and not get hassled?
>
>Cheers,
>Bob N6YMA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dick Flanagan [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:03 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Cc: CVRC Reflector
>Subject: Re: [CVRC] Douglas county regulations?
>
>
>Hi, Bob.
>
>What size lot do you have? How far from your property lines do you plan to
>put the mast? The Douglas County tower requirements are in the process of
>changing, but currently they require a max height of 35 feet and a 50 foot
>set-back. Now these are for permanent towers.
>
>For a "temporary mast" I would not even bother with the County as it is
>doubtful they would even consider it a structure. I think you are fine
>until you plan on putting up a permanent tower and by that time the County
>rules should be in reasonable shape.
>
>73, Dick
>
>At 01:23 PM 7/16/2002, you wrote:
> >Hello all! I'm contemplating erecting a pushup mast in the back yard of my
> >new abode in Ruhenstroth. This is not meant to be a permanent structure,
> >just something to hang a few dipoles from. Fortunately, I found a place
>with
> >no CC&Rs. Now I need to know about the count's rules and regs that might
> >affect what I want to do. I'd like to install a 50', guyed pushup, if
> >possible. Can someone direct me to the right set of information, or
>provide
> >hints on what to do to avoid problems with the county?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Bob N6YMA
> >
> >
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> >1918 Wiseman Lane 775-265-4696
> >Gardnerville, NV 89410
> >
> >
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