New WMTV-15 and WBUW-57 Tower

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[Tower Image #751]
751 - 9/19/04 - 14:46
[Tower Image #752]
752 - 9/19/04 - 14:51
Stacy and Jake are controlling the end of the guy wire that is being hoisted.
[Tower Image #753]
753 - 9/19/04 - 14:52
The guy wire is lifted up high, so that it can be coiled on the ground. There is a "spinner" attached to the hoist so that the guy wire can be coiled as the guy wire is lowered to the ground.
[Tower Image #754]
754 - 9/19/04 - 14:57
[Tower Image #755]
755 - 9/19/04 - 15:00
[Tower Image #756]
756 - 9/19/04 - 15:02
[Tower Image #757]
757 - 9/19/04 - 15:13
The hoist is now being lifted back in place so that the B leg guy wire can be removed from the tower and attached to the hoist.
[Tower Image #758]
758 - 9/19/04 - 15:13
[Tower Image #759]
759 - 9/19/04 - 15:17
[Tower Image #760]
760 - 9/19/04 - 15:19
[Tower Image #761]
761 - 9/19/04 - 15:25
[Tower Image #762]
762 - 9/19/04 - 15:31
[Tower Image #763]
763 - 9/19/04 - 15:38
[Tower Image #764]
764 - 9/19/04 - 15:42
[Tower Image #765]
765 - 9/19/04 - 15:42
[Tower Image #766]
766 - 9/19/04 - 15:42
Jake and Stacy are again controlling the end of the guy wire as it is being hoisted.
[Tower Image #767]
767 - 9/19/04 - 15:42
[Tower Image #768]
768 - 9/19/04 - 15:44
[Tower Image #769]
769 - 9/19/04 - 15:46
[Tower Image #770]
770 - 9/19/04 - 15:47
[Tower Image #771]
771 - 9/19/04 - 15:54
[Tower Image #772]
772 - 9/19/04 - 15:55
[Tower Image #773]
773 - 9/19/04 - 15:56
[Tower Image #774]
774 - 9/19/04 - 15:57
[Tower Image #775]
775 - 9/19/04 - 16:00
[Tower Image #776]
776 - 9/19/04 - 17:10
[Tower Image #777]
777 - 9/19/04 - 17:13
[Tower Image #778]
778 - 9/19/04 - 17:13
[Tower Image #779]
779 - 9/19/04 - 17:14
The crew are now coming down for a lunch break.
[Tower Image #780]
780 - 9/19/04 - 17:31
[Tower Image #781]
781 - 9/19/04 - 21:11
[Tower Image #782]
782 - 9/19/04 - 21:12
[Tower Image #783]
783 - 9/19/04 - 21:13
[Tower Image #784]
784 - 9/19/04 - 21:13
[Tower Image #785]
785 - 9/19/04 - 21:16
[Tower Image #786]
786 - 9/19/04 - 21:22
[Tower Image #787]
787 - 9/19/04 - 21:24
[Tower Image #788]
788 - 9/19/04 - 21:25
[Tower Image #789]
789 - 9/19/04 - 21:25
[Tower Image #790]
790 - 9/19/04 - 21:27
[Tower Image #791]
791 - 9/19/04 - 21:35
[Tower Image #792]
792 - 9/19/04 - 21:36
[Tower Image #793]
793 - 9/19/04 - 21:37
[Tower Image #794]
794 - 9/19/04 - 21:40
Enlarged view. Not the best photo in the world, but I managed to see the plane flying by.
[Tower Image #795]
795 - 9/19/04 - 21:42
[Tower Image #796]
796 - 9/19/04 - 21:55
Another section being moved to storage.
[Tower Image #797]
797 - 9/19/04 - 21:56
[Tower Image #798]
798 - 9/19/04 - 22:00
Notes:
  • There are up to six riggers working up in the tower.
  • The very bottom section is 16' and is one foot AGL.
  • The next six sections at the bottom are about 26.667'.
  • Each remaining section is 20'.
  • The T-bar is 11'.
  • Currently scheduled date for antenna sticks to be installed: 8/1/04.
  • The antennas will be hoisted into place.
  • One of the copper signal feeders will carry channel 15. The other copper feeder will carry a combined 19 and 32 (DTV). The waveguide will carry channel 57.
  • Original images are 2560x1920 - TIFF (5 Mpixel)
  • Starting with the 6/15/04 images, they are 3264x2448 - TIFF (8 Mpixel)
  • Enlarged views are 720x540 cuts
  • Blowup views are 360x270 cuts enlarged to 720x540
  • The EXIF value for the time the shots were taken is CST, not CDT
  • Starting with the 6/15/04 images, the EXIF value for the time the shots were taken is GMT

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