[SixClub] Now here's a tower and rotator (UPDATED)

Mike Pappas advanceddigital at mac.com
Mon Oct 25 21:28:26 EDT 2010


No but you are welcome to stop by on a winters night during a Top Band contest and rule the world while we are "down for maintenance"...

It tunes up real nice on 160 meters and it has 120 ground radial and it really talks well...


Mike Pappas
W9CN
advanceddigital at mac.com



On Oct 25, 2010, at 7:24 PM, Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> Can I hang some antennas on it ?
> 
>                                            :-)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Pappas" <advanceddigital at mac.com>
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 8:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Now here's a tower and rotator (UPDATED)
> 
> 
>> Well I keep an AM on the air here in Denver and its under 200 foot and its 
>> not in an FAA glide slope and its painted red and white, but its not 
>> necessary.  The paint job was a liability thing.
>> 
>> 
>> Mike Pappas
>> W9CN
>> advanceddigital at mac.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 25, 2010, at 7:18 PM, Chris Boone wrote:
>> 
>>> Yet it was painted...so it was a good bet it was over 200...
>>> 
>>> And towers under 200 but close to an airport and in the glide slope of a
>>> runway need to be painted/lit as well....
>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sixclub-
>>>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Pappas
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 8:10 PM
>>>> To: World Wide Six Meter Club
>>>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Now here's a tower and rotator (UPDATED)
>>>> 
>>>> Under 200 foot and you don't need lighting per FAA.
>>>> 
>>>> So it could be 199 foot 11and 15/16 inches and you would be OK.  However
>>>> you could have significant civil liability in the event of aircraft
>>> incident...
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Mike Pappas
>>>> W9CN
>>>> advanceddigital at mac.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Oct 25, 2010, at 7:04 PM, Howard Bingham wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Wouldn't a tower that high require flashing light per FAA..?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sure wouldn't want to have to climb that tower.. ;-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 73
>>>>> 
>>>>> Howard
>>>>> KE5APJ
>>>>> 
>>>>> -------
>>>>> On 10/25/2010 7:06 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
>>>>>> BTW there's a 7L 6-meter Yagi some where among all those antennas.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Roger (K8RI)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 10/25/2010 7:53 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
>>>>>>> Now with photos of the complete tower and antennas. Courtesy of
>>>> photos
>>>>>>> from Joe (W8DCQ)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Roger (K8RI)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 10/24/2010 10:17 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 10/24/2010 9:56 PM, doc at kd4e.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I seem to recall from psych classes that Freud has something
>>>>>>>>> to say about that ...  ;-)
>>>>>>>> Freud, like many of the "old masters" was a dirty old man.<:-))
>>>>>>>> OTOH things I studied in grade school they now feel the need to
>>>> protect
>>>>>>>> high school students from.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Roger (K8RI)
>>>>>>>>> Just kidding!
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Now this is not quite the average tower and rotator.
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/skyhook.htm
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Roger (K8RI)
>>>>> 
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