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

[Gus Lott]

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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