[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 36, Issue 94

[Bill Powell]

Try Google Earth

>Message: 6
>Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:22:55 -0800
>From: "Pat Barthelow" <aa6eg at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] "Texas" Tower Installation near Blanco
>To: k0wa at swbell.net, towertalk at contesting.com
>Message-ID: <BAY114-F2726C1105E62F5ED802581FB2B0 at phx.gbl>
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>Hello Lee, and the group,
>
>I wanted to get better at using Google Maps, (SUCH AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM,  
>http://www.maps.google.com )   found Blanco quickly, (type in Blanco Texas 
>at http://www.maps.google.com and you are there, with either aerial photos, 
>or street maps, or all of the above, hybridized.  Used  http://www.qrz.com , 
>  Found its zip code (78606), then got the list of hams from that zip code, 
>one of whom may be recognized as the 'big gun' whose antenna farm you 
>describe.
>
>You might take a look at the google map that came up for me by clicking on:
>
>http://maps.google.com/maps?q=blanco+Texas&ll=30.094420,-98.421793&spn=0.097215,0.204826&t=h&hl=en
>
>Then from your memory of your travel, find the very tower farm in in the 
>picture, and email your map/photo to us...
>
>If anyone out there knows how to view or capture a google map or aerial 
>photo, and then add a symbol of your choice  (say, an arrow  meaning HERE) 
>and then email the map with your arrow to another person, I would REALLY 
>like to know how to do that.
>
>If anyone can suggest to Google, a great enhancement to their already great 
>program, see if they can add a Lat Long coordinate printout to the current 
>cursor position...
>Happy New Year!
>73, DX, de Pat Barthelow AA6EG aa6eg at hotmail.com
>
>>From: Lee Buller <k0wa at swbell.net>
>>To: TowerTalk Reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] "Texas" Tower Installation near Blanco
>>Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:37:46 -0800 (PST)
>>>
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>   I am now in Austin, Texas this weekend visiting my brother and we were 
>>down in Gruene south of Austin.  Went west out of Gruene on Texas 305 to 
>>281... south of Blanco.  Just before 281 we came upon a great location with 
>>a whole lot of tower.  Around Spring Hill????  Dunno, not from around here. 
>>  Just wanted to know who that was.  IT was a fine installation with a lot 
>>of tower and beams on a great hill top.  We were going to drive up and see 
>>the house, but no tresspassing sign and knowing that Texans could be 
>>carrying rifles and guns...we decided to take a picture and move on.
>
>>   Just wondered who's station that was.  Marvellous.
>>   Lee - K0WA
>>   Displaced from Kansas for the time being...to the great state of Texas.