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Here, the top section of tower is attached to the gin
pole and just being readied for lifting into position for final
attachment at the 80 foot level of the new tower.
Note the guy wires at 30 feet and at 60 feet that run
from the tower to the 30 foot telephone poles that are located some 20
feet from the tower base.
That's right! We had asked for a 100 foot by 100 foot
property on which to construct the tower but, upon being advised that
the property was ready, it measured out to a whopping 50 feet by 75 feet
and there was a house in the middle of THAT!
The 30 foot telephone poles allowed us to guy the tower
as though it were only a 60 foot tower by raising the apparent ground
height (relative to the attachment points on the tower) to a height 30
feet ABOVE the location at which they'd normally be! |
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Another view of the same stage of completion but viewed
from a different angle...
The set of temporary guy wires at 50 feet are to provide
stabilization while the top sections were being lifted into place.
We take a bit longer to complete construction by doing
things in this manner but, in the long run, we feel that these practices
protect both our people and your installation!
Some people feel that these practices are a waste of time
and "Ain't got no time for all that foolishness" but, we simply prefer
to work as safely and reliably as possible and choose to not accept work
from anyone who displays such an attitude in advance of the first stages
of actual construction. |
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The top guy wires have been attached and the section
(including the pole mounted antenna) is being raised into place...
This operation was actually a lot simpler than it looks
and only took a little more than 20 minutes to complete.
After the bolts were tightened and the guy wires properly
tensioned, the only remaining cleanup involved a slow ride from top to
bottom securing transmission lines and cutting off excess guy wire from
the guy points all the way down.
Before the guys reached the ground, we had already fired
up the transmitter for preliminary testing and had determined that the
antenna might have to be returned to the factory due to a lack of
reflected power... (Just kidding but, the thing DID test out PERFECTLY
on the first attempt!) |
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The completed 90 foot tower (guyed at 30, 60 and 90 feet)
with the antenna pole mounted at 95 feet...
Some grounding and attaching the two-bay backup antenna
system (the backup transmitter is only capable of 50% of the output of
the main transmitter) at the mid-point and the entire installation is
completed and ready for use!
When asked why there are some many poles involved in the
installation, the only answer that comes to mind is that the station
could become heavily involved in "Pole-ish" community interests... |
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