[BC] NOAA

[Broadcast List USER]

While I don't doubt what you have written about the post 9/11 changes  
are true, they are NOT universal.

I have been into stations who host and NOAA lets them maintain the  
equipment.

I have been into stations where NOAA says they cannot afford to pay  
any rent, and they allow (force) station personal (frankly, no  
technical people) maintain the equipment.

I have seen situations where NOAA thinks having back-up equipment is  
important, so they provide two of EVERYTHING, yet they pay no rent  
(they are poor) and the station personnel maintain the equipment  
(northern KY).

While I believe what you write is more true than before 9/11, it is by  
no means universal.

Let's face it, NOAA allows you to buy a transmitter site if you have  
the funding.  They are not public about it, but you can buy one if you  
want.

--chip

On Oct 12, 2009, at 9:00 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 2
> From: towers at mre.com
>
> After 9/11, that all changed.  Universally, all federal operations  
> MUST
> directly maintain or formally contract out to have their equipment
> maintained. While the hosting station can be contracted through the  
> lease
> agreement, the NWS now prefers to control maintenance internally  
> through a
> single or limited number of vendors.
>
> As with everything federal, operating regions have some say in the
> process.  So what might be one specific way in the Central Region  
> might
> not be for the Southern Region.
>
> Also, the feds require a formal lease with a payment structure.  No  
> more
> can the sites be "donated."
>
> MM
>
>> I have seen a LOT of NOAA installations where the tower and building
>> space is given away free to NOAA.  I have also seen a few where the
>> broadcast stations actually maintain the NOAA equipment.  Frankly,
>> this isn't hard.  The station just determines what went bad, let them
>> know, and swap the component when it arrives.
>>
>> --chip