[FARC] Tower program on National Geographic Channel

[K3SKE Dan Szymanski]

If you dig into the NGC schedule I believe there are a few more airings of 
this story out into December as well.
I plan to record it and put in on a DVD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Reinhardt" <Bill at n3tcr.us>
To: "K3SKE Dan Szymanski" <k3ske at edurostream.com>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 15:52
Subject: Re: [FARC] Tower program on National Geographic Channel


> Too bad I missed that show.  I have seen several episodes and really like 
> the
> World's Toughest Fixes program.  It's hosted by a guy who actually has 
> rigging
> experience and is educational as well as very entertaining.  Overall I 
> would
> rate National Geographic Channel's programming as above-average.
> Thanks for the update!  I'll be tuning in for the re-run!
>
> 73 de Bill N3TCR
> Grid FM19dp
>  Washington County, MD
>   www.n3tcr.us
>
> ***************************************************************
>
> K3SKE Dan Szymanski said it best on 11/28/2008 by stating:
>
> KDS> Next airing on NGC is Sunday 30 Nov @ 6 PM
>
>
> KDS> ----- Original Message ----- 
> KDS> Subject: Re: [PVRC] Tower program on National Geographic Channel
>
>
>>> If this is the program I am thinking about, it features a project done 
>>> by
>>> Kevin Barber who runs Tower King II out of TX.
>>> Kevin is a very ingenious person who has done some very heavy lifts as 
>>> it
>>> pertains to the building of tall towers. Tower King II is not a cell 
>>> tower
>>> or monopole erector. The airing of this has been known within the 
>>> business
>>> for the past six months or so.
>
>>> A couple of the tower techs in this broadcast are local (within the PVRC
>>> radius) men who have been in the business for some time as well that I
>>> know.
>>> It should be a much better showing than that poor excuse of what 
>>> Dateline
>>> put together called "Tower Dogs".
>>>
>>> Even without watching it yet I would say it is worth watching.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Andrew" <ac6wi at comcast.net>
>>> To: <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:17 AM
>>> Subject: [PVRC] Tower program on National Geographic Channel
>>>
>>>
>>>> For those contesters among the group with DVRs, or for those who are 
>>>> not
>>>> taking part in CQWW CW.....
>>>>
>>>> There was a program on the National Geographic Channel last night that
>>>> is being rerun this Sunday evening from 6-7pm (the last hour of the
>>>> contest) called Worlds Toughest Fixes where they show the replacement 
>>>> of
>>>> a multi-ton (11,000lb?) TV antenna on the top of a 2,000ft tower.  Very
>>>> interesting and it definitely puts 200ft amateur towers into 
>>>> perspective
>>>> :)
>>>>
>>>> Vy 73,
>>>>
>>>> Andrew AC6WI
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