I have a 75 foot tall radio antenna in my yard (former homeowner was fire chief). I want to get rid of it. In fact, its free to anyone willing to remove it.
2007-08-03 14:56:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
After you became the owner of the property is a heck of a time to discover you have a 75' tall object in the yard. If you had noticed it before closing you could have made its removal a precondition for that closing. Now you are stuck with it and with the liability if it were to fall over.
Maybe you could lease space on it to a cell phone company. They are always looking for a tall place to put their antennas. Most of the time they find it tough to get neighbors to approve putting up a tower,. You have the advantage that the tower is already there so no permit for tower installation would be needed. You could include a clause in the contract that makes them liable for any damage and for final removal when they are done.
2007-08-03 16:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there Having 4 verticals is most certainly a possible configuration and this is called '4 square'. They have to be connected to each other with a phasing harnesses. Impedances will probably have to be matched , and spacings between the antennas are critical. As with any vertical a suitable ground plane is required beneath it and this will be essentially impossible to achieve on any vehicle smaller than a bus or the trailer behind a prime mover. A 4 square antenna system is a highly directional and high gain antenna , with literally 4 times the gain over a single antenna. I wouldn't bother with size reduced antennas such as firesticks though , and the two 2 foot whips are -- well , a joke.....both are highly inefficient.
2016-05-17 12:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by lilian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know where you are but if you were near me I would be happy to remove it for you!.. If you really want it down, notify the local ham radio club that it is free if they will remove it!
You could also post a simple classified ad which will probably get quick results
2007-08-03 15:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place an ad in the newspaper. Any scrap dealer will consider the cost of removal and haulage against the worth of the scrap. You may well find that you have to pay for the removal.
2007-08-03 16:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by springday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metal cutting saw and 75' of landing zone. Actually, you take it down the same way it was put up, only in reverse. It should be in sections, say 25' each. They should be bolted together and would probably require a crane to lower them down safely.
2007-08-03 16:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a citizen band radio to have it working.
You know it cost a lot of money to have it installed in the first place.
You will find friends all over the world with the new found gadgets.
2007-08-06 19:07:34 · answer #6 · answered by leo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the former owner/fire chief he may can get you some help from the fire department it may be a fire hazard if its close to power lines.
2007-08-04 05:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by petethen2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We quit using the one at our shop about 12 years ago. A small town fire dept. made arrangements to move it. They removed it free of charge.
I watched them take it down. It was relatively simple looking. You could tell it wasn't the first one they disassembled.
Good luck.
2007-08-03 15:13:27 · answer #8 · answered by gejandsons 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very labor intensive to get rid of. I would contact a scrap metals dealer or stop one of those "Junker" trucks patrolling the streets on Garbage pick-up day.
2007-08-03 15:01:39 · answer #9 · answered by MensaMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you could run this question as an add in the local paper for just a few bucks. I'm sure some one will bite.
2007-08-03 15:12:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋