[TowerTalk] How tall is that tower?

Roger (K8RI) K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net
Thu Aug 2 13:23:15 EDT 2007




> You can click HYBRID on that map and get a satellite view.  It is on a
> ridge, but you do need to zoom in quite a ways.
>
> You want tall towers???  We have about five 600 meter towers in the
> Raleigh area.  More out east too.  Makes for great TV and FM signals.
> Can you say 160m sloper???? :-D

Sloper?  With that much tower you could build a vertical colinear.<:-))

73

Roger (K8RI)
>
> Kent
> K9EZ/4/lid/b0zo
> Raleigh Area
> Broadcast geek - AKA Da Enginerd
>
> On 8/2/07, Forrest Wolf <forrestw at gbis.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Pat ... No cross streets that I know of.  Looks to be "out  in the middle 
>> of no where".  I ck'd the GPS & couldn't see any  roads.  I didn't record 
>> the GPS of my location on the hwy ...  dang.
>>
>> Kent ... Looks to be it!  401m  high.      Thanks for the  data & link!!!
>> We need one of those to hang our low band V's on   :-)))  May need to buy 
>> up some residential lots.
>>
>>
>> Best to all,
>>
>> Forrest
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com 
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]  On Behalf Of Kent Winrich
>> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 7:14 AM
>> To:  Forrest Wolf
>> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How  tall is that tower?
>>
>> Hows this???:  KVEG, 401m tower, just south of  I-15, 30 miles or so NE 
>> of LV.
>>
>> http://www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php?facid=83278&jaws=0
>>
>> Kent  Winrich
>> K9EZ/4/lid/b0zo
>> Fuquay-Varina, NC
>> Broadcasting geek  (engineer)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/2/07, Forrest Wolf <forrestw at gbis.com>  wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Bout 30 or 40 miles NE of Las Vegas on I-15, off  to the south of the
>> > hwy there is a giant tower.  It's mounted up  off the valley floor on a 
>> > ridge.
>> > It's far enough away that you can  barely make out the guys.
>> >
>> > Looks to have 3, maybe 4 warning  lights along the length.  There are
>> > no dish antennas or other types  on it.  Anyone know what's is for and
>> > how tall?
>> > It's a  monster.
>> >
>> >
>> > 73s,
>> >
>> > K7OCR
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