There is a separate 250' back up tower on the site that will be in
operation during the guy replacement.
And yep, I knew the FI was for Farm Information!
At 07:38 PM 7/22/03 -0700, you wrote:
>On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:07:02 -0700, Dino Darling <k6rix@arrl.net>
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> >I was told today that KFI (640khz AM) is getting a new set of (6) guy wires
> >the first full week in August. The tower is over 750' tall and has 2 sets
> >of 3 guy wires each. I'm told (unofficially) that there is over 20' of sag
> >in the original guy wires.
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> >Is anyone from this list working on this project? I plan on being there to
> >watch/learn and take pictures.
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> >Pictures of the tower/guy system...
> >http://www.qsl.net/ad7db/kfi.html
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>Fascinating. Will they shut down the TX during replacement? Their
>current schedule is 24/7. I listen to them all the time and have
>never heard them off air, although it surely must have happened.
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>Trivia question: Where did the "FI" in KFI come from?
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>Scroll down for the answer.
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>Answer: KFI was originally tasked with reporting Farm Information
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>--
>73, Bill W7TI
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