[BC] Your site in view - Radio Town USA Chicago

[Mike McCarthy]

Trust me...I lived in Elk Grove for 10 years and the next town north 
for 25 years. Both sites are 4 miles WEST of O'Hare.  And they are BOTH 
under the approach for 9L and R. I've flown over them MANY times...both 
departing and approaching.

MM

> I just looked at the Runway 32R ILS approach chart for ORD (O'Hare) in
> Chicago.  These two towers do not interfere with the approaches to 
this
> runway or runway 22.  The towers appear to be due east of OHare.  The 
only
> thing I see those towers doing is making the MSA (minimum safe 
altitude)
> higher in the Southeast quadrant within a 25 mile radius of the 
airport.
> Sarasota here has a similar situation with a 1700 foot tower causing 
an
> increase in the MSA but does not cause any problems with any approach.
> 
> Paul Smith
> Sarasota, FL
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Mike McCarthy
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 10:26 AM
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> Subject: Re: [BC] Your site in view - Radio Town USA Chicago
> 
> 
> Both of the aux. WGN and WBBM towers are painted.  Both sites are
> within/under the approach cone for O'Hare runways 9L and 9R.  They 
both
> pre-date O'Hare by 30 years...  Under no conditions would those towers
> be built today...local zoning not withstanding.
> 
> MM
> 
> > On 8 May 2005 at 9:24, Tom Bosscher wrote:
> >
> > > Alan Alsobrook wrote:
> > >  >Heck, the paint even looks good on the NW tower.. But can't see
> any on
> > > the SE one. If that is a SE one.
> > >
> > >     The painted tower is WGN's main tower. My guess is that the
> > > unpainted maybe an aux AM tower, at a quarter wave length, which
> may
> > > have strobes on it.
> >
> > Wouldn't the aux tower(s) be unlighted, coming within the 
obstruction
> > marking "umbrella" of the WGN and WBBM tall towers?
> >
> > Phil Alexander, CSRE
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