[BC] Metro PCS Cables on tower

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>From: Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com>
>
>Well...this is going to become a greater concern.  I recently received a note from AT&T about running DC cables up a tower for pre-amps and other things up there. You can't run DC other than through an iso-choke or a conduit if used as a bazooka. For closely located tower sites, this  

Then again, this is a real improvement.  In the 80s and 90s, their  
rule was "nothing within a mile of an AM transmitter."  There was no  
way they would consider an AM radiator.

I couldn't get them to consider a shunt fed AM, even though the tower  
was grounded.  This was a rule for them.  Both AT&T and Motorola would  
not warrant their equipment if it was within a mile of an AM station,  
regardless of power.  Stupid, to be sure.

--chip