[TowerTalk] 700 ft tower atop Hilton Milwaukee to come down
Radio KH6O
radio.kh6o at gmail.com
Wed Jan 17 22:16:23 EST 2024
This article includes a bit of history of the beginning of UHF TV
broadcasting in the early 1950s:
https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/hilton-rooftop-antenna
The tower was installed long after the building was constructed. One has to
wonder if additional structural support was added to the building's roof in
order to support this very heavy structure. Just imagine the amount of
torque placed on the roof during high winds.
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73,
Jeff KH6O
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