[TowerTalk] Tower Demolition Site

[Gilmer, Mike]

According to the below website, the (now-demolished) R&D tower for this
Omega system was in Forrestport, NY and was just a few miles from me.  I
didn't know what it was at the time (assumed military, of course) but I
had driven along a country backroad to within about 300 feet of the
base.  The road went past the tower, under some of the guys.  That was
one big monster - a thing of beauty :)
I'm curious; the local TV coverage of its demolition was "gee-whiz" but
said little about the uses of the "Omega" system.  Since it was Navy
funded, I assume long-range, low-frequency (submarine?) communications?
Anyone know?

Mike N2MG

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	N3GPU [SMTP:pelliott@flash.net]
> Sent:	Sunday, February 14, 1999 11:23 PM
> To:	towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject:	[TowerTalk] Tower Demolition Site
> 
> 
> Intersting discussion & pictures of a tower demolition (this one done
> on
> purpose) -- 1201 foot, 310 ton radio tower on a ceramic base insulator
> in
> Argentina.  Go to:
> 
> http://www.controlled-demolition.com/cdi.html
> 
> and under the 1998 press releases click on the link for the Omega
> Tower,
> Trelew, Argentina.
> 
> Paul N3GPU
> N3GPU Web Pages http://www.flash.net/~pelliott
> 
> 
> 
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