I helped K3GKB Jesse lay the foundation for the tool shed that housed the PARA repeater at the W3PHL tower back in the early-mid 70s.
After leveling the cement, we climbed up to the top of the tower to look around. The tower -was- like scaffolding, and it had a stairway going back and forth, all the way up. The full size rotating 40 meter beam was awesome. I forget now whether it had two or three elements. I think it was three. >From later comments, I don't think that Fred was expecting the repeater shack to be so big, or so permanent. Bacon, WA3WDR ----- Original Message ----- From: "W5OMR/Geoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 3:10 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: W3PHL > crawfish wrote: > > >Looks like that site with W3PHL pictures is down. One of the locals there had pictures of the tower which looked like scaffolding. That 3-el. Telrex at 135 feet was an awesome site. Fred is still around. Has lent his call to a repeater group in Philly. I can forward the pictures taken from the tower plus that big transmitter/amp if anyone wants it. > > Joe W4AAB > >_ > > > > I'd love to see 'em, too. > > thanks. > > -- > 73 = Best Regards, > -Geoff/W5OMR > > > __________________________________________________ ____________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb >
