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

[Dave Dunsmoor]

> 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

Looks like SEVERAL people don't give a hoot here.

Dave