Lest anyone doubt the weight of TV antennas, here is a fragment of
e-mail from my former Assistant Chief Engineer in Huntington WV.
> Our DTV antenna was lifted into place October 22. The Dielectric
> panel antenna weighs in at 17,200 lbs, and was lifted 1100 feet
> and bolted to the top of the new tower yesterday.
He was updating me on the digital tower project that started
some four or five years ago (politicians are a pain in the ass)
while I was CE at the station. With the panel antenna is mounted,
the channel 13 "pylon" (RCA slot) antenna weighing in excess of
10,000 pounds will be refurbished and moved from the "old" tower
to a place on top of the new UHF panel antenna.
73,
... Joe, K4IK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:03 PM
> To: k1xt@hotmail.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: KYTV, Channel 3 - Springfield, MO -
> Television tower top...
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/5/01 10:17:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> k1xt@hotmail.com writes:
>
> > I didn't think anyone would believe the ten or twenty tons.
>
> Really? Ever been around one? Climbed one? Our local TV stations have
> 500' towers with 100' antennas on the top and they're all industrial
> strength.
>
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