[BC] P.O.ed by transmission line damage

[Alan Kline]

I've been up to North Peak a couple of times, years and years ago, 
and it still amazes
me that it was possible to build the 2 TV transmitter sites up there.

The old channel 42 site, the first of the 2, has to be the smallest 
TX building around.
Barely large enough to contain the RCA rig, a rack of processing 
equipment, and that's it.
Literally.  To access the front panel of the TX, one needed to roll a 
sliding door one way
or the other.  The engineer was actually standing *outside* the 
building while working on
the front panel.

Absolutely terrific view, though, on a clear day--the ocean to the Sierra...

ak

------ At 01:48 PM 1/24/2006 -0600, The Most Honourable Davis, Jack 
L. (KTXL) wrote: -------
 >A few years ago I
 >had a microwave relay on the North Peak of Mt. Diablo that relayed a 13 GHz
 >signal from San Francisco to Sacramento.  This is one of the ugliest sites
 >to get to in the area due to the fact that the road may not be improved for
 >"environmental concerns".  The last 50 yards of the road are so steep you
 >can not see the roadway because the hood is in the way, and when you hit the
 >top you have to immediately hit the brakes to avoid going over the other
 >side.  Really ugly!