[AT] OT: cell towers (was Re: Garden tractor???/Now RF hazard

[charliehill]

Thanks Mike.  A friend of mine here talked this morning to a guy that works 
on towers and he is supposed to be getting us some information on which 
companies are looking for space in the area and what their requirements are. 
I suspect it's a long shot but $1500 a month is about 15 times the yearly 
rental of the whole farm for crop land.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:45 AM
Subject: [AT] OT: cell towers (was Re: Garden tractor???/Now RF hazard


> Well, as a member of our local LUB (Land Use Board - similar to a
> Planning Board), I have had a fair exposure to these things.
>
> First off, the location has to be in an area that the cell phone
> provider wants to serve - a busy highway or populated area where they
> don't already have coverage. Then the provider will do some "propagation
> modeling" (i.e: looking at topographic maps) to determine where the best
> place might be to put up a tower to get the best coverage. And then, if
> it looks good, they will run some test gear out to see if it is a good a
> spot as the maps indicate.
>
> Around here, I think they pay about $1500/month rental for the site,
> which usually includes a fenced-in gravel-covered area about 200'x200',
> and they run in power, telephone, and a gravel drive (if needed) at
> their expense. The towers around here are usually monopoles and run
> about 180' high. In our town, we require tower operators to provide
> shared space on the towers instead of having towers all over the place
> (and most of them are happy to comply - they offset the cost of the
> towers with the income from renting space to their competitors). We also
> require the tower owner to post a bond to insure that, if the tower is
> ever abandoned, they will remove the tower and whatever supports it. I
> should note that the cell phone carriers usually sell the towers to a
> holding company shortly after erecting them and putting them into service.
>
> So, if your property fits the needs of one or more carriers (AT&T,
> Verizon, T-Mobile, etc.), I would go to their corporate Websites and let
> them know you are interested.
>
> Mike
>
> charliehill wrote:
>> Mike it makes you wonder when they tell you your .6 watt cell phone is
>> burning your brain.   If that's true (I doubt it) the that 100,000 watt
>> tower or even a high voltage power line must be dangerous as well, right?
>>
>> Personally, I have some land I'd love to put a cell phone tower on.  I 
>> hear
>> they pay pretty well to lease those sites. I just don't know how to go 
>> about
>> it.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
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