[BC] Antenna Question

[Tom]

The orange balls indicates that it's close enough to some sort of 
airport, heliport, or farmer's private landing strip that the guy wires 
could be a hazard; thus are marked by the orange balls - similar to the 
balls placed on utility lines that cross the end of a runway.  If you're 
coming through Indy anyway, take the County Line Road (Greenwood / 
Indianapolis; I forget the exit number.. 99 maybe?) and cruise past the 
north end of the Greenwood Municipal Air Park.  Orange  Balls Galore. on 
the power lines.  You also see them on HV lines between cities when 
there's a possible aircraft hazard, as well...

RLO2L at aol.com wrote:
> Speaking of antenna questions....
>
> Two trips down to Decatur, Illinois and this past weekend to 
> Indianapolis I saw along I 55 and I 65, north of Pontiac and north of 
> Lebanon, Indiana....
>
> A guyed tower perhaps 50-60' tall with orange balls around the guy 
> wires perhaps ten-twenty feet off the ground. At first, I thought it 
> might be a NDB antenna as it is about five miles north of the Pontiac 
> airport off of
> I 55 on the east side of the road.
>
> Does not look like there is much gear at the base of the antenna. Not 
> much of an antenna at the top either.
>
> Curious to know what this is for.
>
> Next trip to Decatur in a few weeks, I may take a walk though the 
> farmer's field.
>
> It is all out in the open field and several hundred feet off the hi-way.
>
> Russel L. O'Toole, P.C.
> R&M Consulting
> 31 Ponderosa Drive
> Romeoville, Illinois 60446
>
>
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