[GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers

[Michael O'Day]

Check your local zoning laws. If you are far enough
away from an airport, it could work. If they still
complain, offer to put up a communal DTV antenna, that
may pacify them. If it has a big enough footprint in
the backyard, it could also eliminate the need to cut
grass back there! ;)

Mike - N9ODM

--- nerd at verizon.net wrote:


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I still want to put up a tower, but it will be at my
new house at this point.

Anyone think neighbors would complain about one of
those old microwave towers?




Jan 19, 2009 03:59:30 PM, odaymg at yahoo.com wrote:

Having climbed only a few towers, and not very tall
ones at that, I imagine that must have been quite a
ride! I was interested to see all the info on the
towers and facilities. I used to live in Sandwich, IL
and used to drive thru Norway on my way to I-80 (down
Rt.71) and  I remember that tower. I had no idea there
was so much more there.


Mike - N9ODM

--- Larry Tighe  wrote:

> Blake et.al.
> 
> Re: copper on the ATT towers.  Just before I sold
> mine, I told my son, 
> Oliver, to strip the waveguides and feed lines to
> the 4 horns.   Copper was 
> just starting to "heat up" and my tower was inside a
> national park....no 
> real security in that area.
> 
> OK, he cut down all the rectangualar waveguides
> feeding the combiners....he 
> cut off the brass flanges on the 20 foot lengths of
> copper.  I told him to 
> be careful removing the main feed lines to the 250
> top of the tower...I told 
> him they're hanging on the horns with no
> intermediate support.  But, like 
> most kids, dad must be wrong, right?
> 
> He cut the feeder about 3/4's thru on the one horn
> and hell broke loose. 
> The waveguide plunged downward going about 3 feet
> into the ground....the 
> tower shook violently...he thought he was
> finished...but those towers are 
> tough...this one hardened for the atomic attack.
> 
> The next 3 feeders were cut and off he went to the
> scrap yard.....$15,000 
> wealthier and the yard didn't ask any questions
> about where he got the 
> copper! ! !  You know, now that I think about it, he
> never told me what he 
> did with the money ):>(
> 
> lar
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Blake Bowers" 

> To: 
> Cc: 
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers
> 
> 
> > Very nice pictures!
> >
> > That tower still belongs to AT&T.  Pretty amazing
> > that someone had the cajones to steal the copper
> off
> > of a tower still belonging to AT&T, but people are
> > brazen.
> >
> > Always loved the name of the site next to the
> east.
> >
> > "Whynot"
> >
> >
> > Don't take your organs to heaven,
> > heaven knows we need them down here!
> > Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Randy or Sherry Guttery"
> 
> > Cc: 
> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 8:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AT&T Microwave towers
> >
> >
> >> With regards to the recent discussion about AT&T
> microwave towers, etc.
> >> - I can look out my front door at one. Don't know
> much about it - but
> >> just to contribute my .02 - here is something on
> it:
> >>
> >> 
> >>
> >> perhaps someone knows about it - or might bring
> back some memories...
> >>
> >> best regards!
> >> -- 
> >> randy guttery
> >>
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