[BC] Is this the usual way a tower should be ?

[Gary Glaenzer]

well, usually an unsecured tower base nets the feds (via the FCC) $ 2500 per
occurence (per tower)

the coax pictured is a prime candidate to go missing one night

the owners might (or might not) do something about the flush-to-the-ground
tower base when a few more inches of dirt wash in

as to paint......depends on if complaints to the FAA are made



don't think that what you saw is unusual in the least, not anymore




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Tonne" <tonne at comcast.net>
To: "BroadcastNet" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 5:17 PM
Subject: [BC] Is this the usual way a tower should be ?


>
> Gents:
>
> I thought radio station gates were supposed to be
> closed and locked.  Are stretches of coax above
> ground the usual?  Isn't it customary to have the
> tower base above ground?  How often should a
> tower be painted?  I took some photos of a three-tower station in Oak
> Ridge a couple of
> days ago and left shaking my head.  Posted at:
> http://tonnesoftware.com/radio/
> I thumbnailed them down to 500x375 pixels but
> they are still in the 50 kB size so dialup folks please beware.
>
> - JimT
>
>
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