[TowerTalk] WSPA-TV Tower Collapse

[Roger (K8RI)]

n8de at thepoint.net wrote:
> I laughed at 'the transmitter fell'.
> Don
> N8DE
>   
I got a chuckle out of the add for low wind resistance ... After all 
it's just shy of 100 sq ft wind area, weight over 7 tons,  and a moment 
of  a tad over 190,000#.  I think my 45G might have to work just to hold 
the thing up.... if it could. At 190,000 # moment it could pick up and 
throw my 17,000# guy anchors at, or over the neighbors house. <LOL>

73

Roger (K8RI)
> Quoting "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>:
>
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>>> "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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>>     
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of bill rubin
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 5:33 PM
>>> To: ai4wn at yahoo.com
>>> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] WSPA-TV Tower Collapse
>>>
>>>
>>> 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/
>>>>
>>>>      WSPA-TV is the CBS affilate in the Greenville-Spartanburg, SC.
>>>> market.
>>>>
>>>>    73   Tedd
>>>>  73  de  AI4WN
>>>>           Tedd Davison
>>>>    116 Mountain Shore Dr.
>>>> Greenwood, SC 29649 (USA)
>>>>           Grid:  EM84xg
>>>> Email: AI4WN at yahoo.com
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