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Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 8 Jun 2014 16:52:27 -0700
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Yep, I could tell you stories about those people in Las Vegas.  Knew a 
guy who put up a basket ball hoop on his garrage and all the neighbor 
kids loved it.  It gave them exercize and something to do.  Some son and 
so complained and he had to take it down, was against h o a rules.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On 
Sun, 8 Jun 2014, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:

> Yes, that is a neat tower.
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> But, those same busybody associations which do not allow antennas will
> also not allow a trailor to be parked in the driveway.
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> Original message:
>> Good afternoon all,
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>> On several occasions I have mentioned that I am helping a friend, Stan
>> Schwartz, KH6CG, design a super station that will be on the air at
>> approximately this time next year. Stan purchased a farm in northern Florida
>> for the sole purpose  of erecting his dream station, which will include 8
>> towers, several of which will be 200 foot rotating monsters.  Perhaps the
>> most interesting tower though, is a heavy duty 89 foot US Tower mounted to a
>> twin axle trailer.  The trailer has large outriggers to prevent the whole
>> contraption from tipping over when the tower is fully extended.  I can
>> picture a ham living in a development where towers are strictly
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>> prohibited, and the ham parking the trailer in his driveway, and only
>> extending the tower for a few hours here and there for operating, thereby
>> circumnavigating the no-towers-allowed rule.  I think the arrangement has
>> great possibilities, HiHi.
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>> Alan/KD7GC
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>> Alan R. Downing
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>> Phoenix, AZ
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> -- 
> Mike Duke, K5XU
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