[Wswss] Looking for a Site above Chico; Ex Comcast

[Don Steele]

Hello Gus and Patrick

Just to let you know that my brother Don passed away on Nov. 28th.  Before
delisting him from your data base,  I wonder if you could help me dispose of
his very extensive ham radio equipment (it's huge) and raise some funds for
his widow, Dorie.

If you can help, please email me with your ideas and please copy me at my
own email address as well -- norm at thesteelegroup.ca

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

cheers
Norm
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gus Lott" <gus at kr4k.org>
To: "Patrick Barthelow" <apolloeme at live.com>
Cc: <wswss at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Wswss] Looking for a Site above Chico; Ex Comcast


> Thanks. Hope all is well.
>
> 73/gus
>
> Patrick Barthelow wrote:
>> Folks:
>>
>> There is an old Comcast Site above Chico, that is scheduled to be
>> dismantled.  This coming week.  (time is of the essence to save)  The
>> site is quite large, and has a number of large towers, and dishes on the
>> towers.  All are scheduled to be dismantled/scrapped.   There is a move
>> afoot to possibly save the useful site, from demolition, and re use it,
>> as it is obviously well located, and has a lot (all) the hardware found
>> on a commercial head end site, including a large number of ground
>> mounted Sat dishes, about 3 meter class.
>> Also several towers, including two that are co-joined together and tall.
>> ~ 125 ft  80KW Onan generator, etc.
>> See some photos:
>> http://cid-2eb5c45df634a712.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/CHICO?ref=1
>>
>> Would no doubt be a good ham repeater/HF remote/Microwave site, so I am
>> looking into saving it from demolition.
>> To do so, I have to know exactly where it is, LAT LOG to determine
>> ownership, status, etc..
>> It is somewhere along highway 32 that runs out of Chico to the
>> northeast, and I have scrutinized google maps, and have not found it
>> yet.  I tried a very good tower locater program called
>> http://www.antennasearch.com <http://www.antennasearch.com/> and have
>> not had success finding the site, because the Antenna search program
>> only draws radii from a town, of say up to 4 miles, and the site is
>> farther out than that.   Does anyone have a database that might be able
>> to identify coordinates of the decomissioned Comcast Site above Chico?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Pat Barthelow
>> apolloeme at live.com <mailto:apolloeme at live.com>
>> *"Echoes of Apollo"   *
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