[BC] Cell towers and measurements...

[Burt I. Weiner]

I would like to add the following:  When I've been involved in this 
type of measurement I always advise the tower company to be ready to 
do their build, antennas and all, promptly after the "before" 
measurements are completed.  Waiting a long period of time can 
invalidate the proof with regards to the effect of their tower 
construction.  It really depends on many things but I consider it good advice.

I had one situations about 10 years ago where a consultant came into 
to town and did the proof and about a month later came back to do the 
"after" proof.  Nothing had changed so this was good.  Out of 
curiosity I asked where the cell tower was because I couldn't find 
it.  I was told it was one of those new stealth jobs and it would be 
very difficult to find.  I insisted that the cell company show it to 
me which they were happy to do.  They had trouble finding it.  Turned 
out it hadn't been built yes and would probably be another 6 months 
to a year.  The construction group thought the two proofs would 
suffice.  I've never seen a grown man, their consultant, weep quite like that.

Burt


At 06:48 PM 1/22/2006, you wrote:
>From: Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com>
>Subject: Re: [BC] P.O.ed by transmission line damage
>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20060122194231.02799fb0 at pop.ais.net>
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>The radio station has the right to demand the pre-measurements.  If it
>means the tower or other substantive work be de-erected so as to preform
>the pre-measurements, then the towers's owner has an obligation to comply.
>I did that only once and then word got around that stations can do
>that.  To my knowledge, there hasn't been another one which needed to be
>de-erected since.  What made this necessary was the unusual configuration
>of a 5th tower added inside of a cluster of VERY closely located towers in
>the middle of the main lobe at a distance of 1.3Km.

Burt I. Weiner Associates
Broadcast Technical Services
Glendale, California  U.S.A.
biwa at earthlink.net
K6OQK