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Re: [TowerTalk] How tall is that tower?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How tall is that tower?
From: "Don Bozarth" <drboz@pacbell.net>
Reply-to: Don Bozarth <drboz@pacbell.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:20:25 -0700
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401m = about 1315 feet

600m = about 1968 feet

Simple math a meter is 39.37 inches.  401 x 39.37 = 15,787.37... then divide 
by 12 gives 1315.61

Don Bozarth
W6DRB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Kent Winrich" <kwinrich@gmail.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How tall is that tower?


> How about translating that into feet whch is still a USA measurement
> standard?
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kent Winrich" <kwinrich@gmail.com>
> To: "Forrest Wolf" <forrestw@gbis.com>
> Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 11:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How tall is that tower?
>
>
>> You can click HYBRID on that map and get a satellite view.  It is on a
>> ridge, but you do need to zoom in quite a ways.
>>
>> You want tall towers???  We have about five 600 meter towers in the
>> Raleigh area.  More out east too.  Makes for great TV and FM signals.
>> Can you say 160m sloper???? :-D
>>
>> Kent
>> K9EZ/4/lid/b0zo
>> Raleigh Area
>> Broadcast geek - AKA Da Enginerd
>>
>> On 8/2/07, Forrest Wolf <forrestw@gbis.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pat ... No cross streets that I know of.  Looks to be "out  in the 
>>> middle
>>> of no where".  I ck'd the GPS & couldn't see any  roads.  I didn't 
>>> record
>>> the GPS of my location on the hwy ...  dang.
>>>
>>> Kent ... Looks to be it!  401m  high.      Thanks for the  data & 
>>> link!!!
>>> We need one of those to hang our low band V's on   :-)))  May need to 
>>> buy
>>> up some residential lots.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best to all,
>>>
>>> Forrest
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]  On Behalf Of Kent Winrich
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 7:14 AM
>>> To:  Forrest Wolf
>>> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How  tall is that tower?
>>>
>>> Hows this???:  KVEG, 401m tower, just south of  I-15, 30 miles or so NE
>>> of LV.
>>>
>>> http://www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php?facid=83278&jaws=0
>>>
>>> Kent  Winrich
>>> K9EZ/4/lid/b0zo
>>> Fuquay-Varina, NC
>>> Broadcasting geek  (engineer)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/2/07, Forrest Wolf <forrestw@gbis.com>  wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Bout 30 or 40 miles NE of Las Vegas on I-15, off  to the south of the
>>> > hwy there is a giant tower.  It's mounted up  off the valley floor on 
>>> > a
>>> > ridge.
>>> > It's far enough away that you can  barely make out the guys.
>>> >
>>> > Looks to have 3, maybe 4 warning  lights along the length.  There are
>>> > no dish antennas or other types  on it.  Anyone know what's is for and
>>> > how tall?
>>> > It's a  monster.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 73s,
>>> >
>>> > K7OCR
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