[TowerTalk] WSPA-TV Tower Collapse

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> "Each antenna weights 7 tons"   Yea sure.

That's entirely possible.  Many of the big broadcast TV antennas 
can be at least that heavy ... for example the Dielectric TW12Bx 
antenna which is what WSPA is listed as using in the FCC database 
is 14.500 pounds (75' high) but then, don't believe the reporter 
or me.  see: www.dielectric.com/broadcast/brochures/TW.pdf

I haven't found the specifications on the Dielectric TFU26GBH 
that's specified on the license for their DTV license (CH 53) 
but I have no doubt it is similarly heavy based on years of 
experience with TV broadcast antennas. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 




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> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 5:33 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] WSPA-TV Tower Collapse
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> Typical news... never reporting the facts correctly ... "Each antenna
> weights 7 tons"   Yea sure.
> 
> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 4:24 PM, AI4WN <ai4wn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Here's the latest news video from the WSPA-TV tower collapse----
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> http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/repairs_continue_on_news_ch
> > annel_7_transmitter/15205/
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> >      WSPA-TV is the CBS affilate in the Greenville-Spartanburg, SC. 
> > market.
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