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Tower Issues
AM Tower Fencing Requirements Cannot be Delegated
By David Oxenford on
In a decision released Friday, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau imposed a fine of $7000 on a station for violation of Section 73.49 of the Rules, requiring AM station towers with the potential for RF radiation at their base to be completely enclosed within a fence or other secure enclosure. What was notable about this decision is…
NPRM on Towers and Their Impact on Migratory Birds Could be Forthcoming
By Brendan Holland on
Posted in Tower Issues
It has been reported that a draft Notice of Proposed Rule Making regarding the effects of communications towers on migratory birds is circulating among the Commissioners. In April of this year, it was reported that an NPRM on this issue was expected in the (then) near future. (See for example, TelecomWeb and BroadcastEngineering.) It’s now the…
FAA Proposes Changes in Affecting Tower Users
By David Oxenford on
Posted in Tower Issues
The FAA had just begun a rulemaking proposing to change their treatment of Determinations of No Hazard for communications towers. Currently, the FAA reviews not only the structural effect of proposed tower construction on the safety of air travel, but also the electromagnetic effects of the proposed tower user on aircraft communications, radar and other…