[TowerTalk] Name this antenna

[Byron Lichtenwalner]

Steve
Is there an FAA control center there?

When I lived in Colorado the Denver Center was located in Longmont, Co.  In 
about 1988 or 1989 they built a monster LP that looks like it might be the 
same size as the one in your picture.

It was always pointed east, and suspected it was pointed at Washington, D.C.

Byron, W3WKR.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "steve d" <kc8qvo at yahoo.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 6:36 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Name this antenna


>I drive a truck part time and came across this 
>(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/KC8QVO/random%20stuff/IMG_2427.jpg) 
>antenna on Rt. 227 in Leesburg, VA on my trip the past couple days. Does 
>anyone know whos it is and what it is for??? It is a log periodic and is 
>the largest rotatable antenna I have seen with my own eyes. The main boom 
>for the antenna is made out of triangular tower sectios. It appears to be 
>about 70 - 100' in length, from the perspective I had on it.
>
>  The funny thing is.. I looked it up on google maps. You can actually see 
> the antenna and the shadow it, and the tower it is mounted to, cast on the 
> land HI. Pretty darn big! (I dont see the two other utility towers in the 
> sat view, they must be new). 
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=leesburg,+VA&ie=UTF8&ll=39.102961,-77.543301&spn=0.002893,0.005021&t=k&z=18&om=1
>
>  73,
>  Steve, KC8QVO
>
>
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