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Old 21st Sep 2021, 3:58 pm   #1
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What do you's reckon guys & Ladys,

Do-abble for residential comms ? comments please ?

Thats pic is up at the top of my street.
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Old 21st Sep 2021, 4:33 pm   #2
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Hmm

I don't think I could afford the annual maintenance and certification costs.

I expect you'd also have to buy the other properties around you out to the collapse radius. You could graze the area with sheep, but someone would require you to provide them with hard hats. Tin hats to keep the EMF people quiet.

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That is a rather splendid and well occupied mast, some people find these things ugly* I like it. Most masts and towers near me have a fall radius that is over houses, how do they do that?

*and still want 24/7 Radio, TV, and "mobile" coverage.
 
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Hmm

I don't think I could afford the annual maintenance and certification costs.

I expect you'd also have to buy the other properties around you out to the collapse radius. You could graze the area with sheep, but someone would require you to provide them with hard hats. Tin hats to keep the EMF people quiet.

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That is a rather splendid and well occupied mast, some people find these things ugly* I like it. Most masts and towers near me have a fall radius that is over houses, how do they do that?

*and still want 24/7 Radio, TV, and "mobile" coverage.
Dunno Merlin, good question ?

I would not have a clue what is bolted and sending info from that mast,
It's BBC I think? and possibly the lower part rented out to contractors,

Dunno man, but it is up the street from my house, massive thing. And as RW said, mayby tin hats might be on order.
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from MB21:
Site Height: 175.3m Structure Height: 106.7m
Digital TV: BBC A: 29 D3&4: 31 BBC B: 37
BBC Radio: Radio 1: 98.3 Radio 2: 88.7 Radio 3: 90.9 Radio 4: 94.9 Radio 4: 720 kHz Radio Five Live: 909 kHz
Radio Ulster (Foyle): 93.1
Ind. National Radio: Classic FM: 100.5
Ind. Local Radio: Downtown Radio: 102.4
Digital Radio: BBC National: 12B Digital One: 11D Northern Ireland: 12D
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Old 21st Sep 2021, 11:35 pm   #7
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Wooww Jules !!

You know your stuff for sure,

It's kinda crazy when you actually stand beside a mast this tall,

There is so much antennas/airiels pointing in all directions and the whole thing is dripping with dishes/antennas and hell no's what. Looms and heavy looms going up, I mean stuffl ike 000 AWG and beyond, hundreds of it going up the mast
It beggars beliefe, but it's also amazing to see it up front in person.

I can send more pics of the antenna mast where it is secured to the ground, with its concrete heavy 60 ton blocks attached to those stainless steel support wire strappers going up.

I would love to build an antenna, but Geez,, do I have to go thiis far to make a good one ?

Money ain't an option !

So it;s MB21 ?



Thank you Joules.

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