[GreenKeys] There ain't enough money

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norm" <normand3 at q.com>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 3:12 PM
Subject: [GreenKeys] There ain't enough money



I hope this isn't to far off the track, thought it would 
interesting.

This is high enough you could make contact by line of site. 
HA

Click the link below.  If you are afraid of heights you may 
get weak in the knees!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYZZPwJr_c



Norm

WB7WEQ

     Tower climbing. I've been on one tower, a ninety foot 
self supporting tower for an FM station.  This is not 
particularly high as towers go but it was on top of Mount 
Wilson on a cloudy day and looked to be about a couple of 
thousand feet high.  I once talked to some riggers working 
on a local AM station. Not very high towers, I think less 
than 300 feet. I asked about KFI, who at the time still had 
their 775 foot tower, Oh, he said, we don't to towers like 
that. Evidently there are specialists.  KFI's was knocked 
down by a small plane a few years ago and replaced with a 
650 foot tower with a top hat.  Tallest tower locally is 
KCBS-TV, just shy of 1000 feet plus its on Mount Wilson, 
sort of. Its the only tower there that is required to be 
painted and lighted.  I will stay on the ground, thank you.




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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com