Silo 1242224 — Malden, IN

At 94 m, structure 1242224 is about 47% above the 64 m average across the 123 structures registered in Porter County. It is about 27% above the Indiana average of 74 m across 5,036 registrations. Among the 112 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (SILO), the average overall height is 45 m, so this one is about twice that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 64 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 94 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 217 m, which puts the top of the structure 312 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Malden in Porter County, Indiana, at coordinates 41.37614, -87.02639, with the site address filed as "400 South & SR 49". Porter County has 123 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 8th-largest count among the 92 Indiana counties with registrations, and 93 of them are marked constructed. Indiana as a whole has 5,036 registrations, the 15th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Crown Point, IN · 1029219, a guyed tower at 308 m (constructed).

Constructed means the owner has notified the FCC that construction is complete, so the registry treats the structure as standing. The FCC issued registration 1242224 on Feb 25, 2004. Nationally, 141,898 of the 197,833 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 3,789 in Indiana.

The FCC record lists LaPorte Co. Farm Co-op Assn. Inc. of Valparaiso, IN as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0010444230.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2003-AGL-8121-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 5, is listed on the FCC registration form as "FAA Style D". The painting and lighting specification on file cites FAA chapters A1, H.