Nah I have a NOAA station Running 1 kw at one of my sites. they are NOT running on a 2 bay that looks like an FM. It actually looks like a DB products repeater antenna with folded loops on 162.*** That 2 Bay on top of that collapsed tower is for an FM station or Translator. what is the Lat and Long of that collapsed tower I want to look it up.. Neal
--- On Thu, 10/30/08, Jacob Suter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Jacob Suter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Broken Rock MT. tower collapse > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 1:43 PM > I'm guessing that'd be the national weather service > transmitter at 162 MHz. > Close enough to look like FM broadcast, but the ridiculous > power > requirements aren't there. The NWS site north of me > uses antennas that > resemble slightly smaller FM transmitter 'loops'. > > FM commercial stations use very good antennas to save money > on transmitters > and electricity. The NWS has your tax dollars to spend! > > Of course, being that the NWS is only generally looking for > 1-5kW EIRP, it > may be cheaper to lease less tower space and throw on a > slightly hotter > transmitter. > > JS > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:Repeater- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of neal Newman > > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:59 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Broken Rock MT. tower > collapse > > > > > > looking at the Pictures YEP an FM went off the air.. > Must have been a Non > > Com based on the Type of antenna I only see 2 bays > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
