My NEW Tower is UP - time to share...

[WBear2GCR]

Yes, that's right.

Hope you will join me on the top deck for an upcoming field day or DX contest...

 


              _-_-WBear2GCR

[DMOD]

I'll bring the Barbie if someone helps me haul it up.

Anyone got a Gin Pole?

Phil - AC0OB

[W4AAB]

How tall is that thing? Looks like an old AT&T microwave tower. There is one that American Tower bought from AT&T just southwest of the Alabama Welcome Center on I-65 near Ardmore, AL. It is 199 feet(I think).

[k4kyv]

Build your shack on the platform, and haul the transmitter up piece at at time.  No need for a feed line! Now you just need a couple of guyed towers the same height, each about 200' away from the big one.

[Opcom]

Build your shack on the platform, and haul the transmitter up piece at at time.  No need for a feed line! Now you just need a couple of guyed towers the same height, each about 200' away from the big one.

on a big circular track..

[KA0HCP]

I don't think the mosquitoes will be a problem this year! 

[WBear2GCR]

Ya like it??

It's actually just south of the NYS thruway off Exit 14B... that's the leg that goes from the Tappan Zee Bridge west before it makes a right turn and heads north... I make it to be about 300+ feet. It is big.  And yes, likely an old AT&T relay tower... love that deck on the top!

Of course the climb up would mean that you kinda have to stay for a while... 

The picture shows about the top 1/2 of it... snapped it while riding in the car, without stopping...

If I am ambitious I'll find the "birdseye" view on maps.bing and post the link.

It is a thing of beauty!

Oh, Don, 200' towers off to the side would getcha an inverted V!!

           _-_-bear

[W2PFY]

I have seen those ATT towers for sale in the past complete with the cinder block buildings. I think the killer would be the insurance on the tower. 

[flintstone mop]

Yes, that's right.

Hope you will join me on the top deck for an upcoming field day or DX contest...

 


              _-_-WBear2GCR

So Mr Bear,,,,,,,,,,,you really bought this??? You WILL be the channel master.
Looks like you have some tenants on the tower now??

[W2VW]

I'll give you 500 bucks for the Rhode % Schwarz TX hooked up to the channel 55 antenna.

[Sam KS2AM]

Yes, that's right.

Hope you will join me on the top deck for an upcoming field day or DX contest...

 

              _-_-WBear2GCR

So Mr Bear,,,,,,,,,,,you really bought this??? You WILL be the channel master.
Looks like you have some tenants on the tower now??

Of course he bought it and I bought this tower.    The antennas are all installed and I'll be operating field day from the revolving restaurant assuming that I can sort out how to feed a stationary antenna from a moving transmitter.

[The Slab Bacon]

Anyone wanna buy a nice, slightly used bridge over in Brooklyn? ? 

[WD8BIL]

And I got some, soon to be, ocean front property in Arizona for sale!

[WBear2GCR]

Actually, they GAVE it to me!

The only condition in the contract is that I have to take it down and move it at my expense!

Yeah, that's the ticket!

           _-_-bear

PS. who's comin' for the tower raisin' partay??

[W7TFO]

Just get the metal thief grapevine in on it, and hijack the load when they are done!

73DG

[WA3VJB]

QRZ the mobile station ?

QRZ ??

Yes, that's right.

Hope you will join me on the top deck for an upcoming field day or DX contest...

 


              _-_-WBear2GCR

[WBear2GCR]

Bah, that looks like Alpine NJ!

                _-_-