Lattice tower 1303817 — Valentine, TX

At 31 m, structure 1303817 is about 38% of the 80 m average across the 15 structures registered in Jeff Davis County. It is about 40% of the Texas average of 76 m across 20,684 registrations. Among the 35,886 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (LTOWER), the average overall height is 73 m, so this one is about 42% of that figure.

The site's filed ground elevation is 1,352 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,383 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Valentine in Jeff Davis County, Texas, at coordinates 30.58450, -104.49131, with the site address filed as "600 E Bell Ave". Jeff Davis County has 15 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 241st-largest count among the 254 Texas counties with registrations, and 10 of them are marked constructed. Texas as a whole has 20,684 registrations, the largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Valentine, TX · 1240972, a guyed tower at 106 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 1303817 on Oct 19, 2017. Nationally, 141,895 of the 197,770 registrations (71.7%) carry the constructed status, including 14,615 in Texas.

The FCC record lists Big Bend Telecom, LTD of Alpine, TX as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001684166. Across the registry it holds 5 structure registrations, including 5 in Texas. Its most common filed structure-type code is MTOWER (2 registrations).

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 2017-ASW-11993-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".