[BC] More Tower Sites on Google Maps

[R A Meuser]

Willie

That is the old KLIF. Those sites have been around for over 40 years. 
That array was designed by hand not computers. Dave Hultsman built it 
and I sure he will chime in soon.




WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 10/30/2007 9:59:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> gglaenzer at hqradio.com writes:
> 
> 
>>nearly a half-mile from end to end........2395  feet to be exact
>> 
>> > > first is KFXR, with the 'landing strip ' tower array
>> > >  > 
>> > >  > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=32.89917,+-96.41306
>> > 
>> > Wow! 12 towers! That's insane! I thought there was only one of these, 
> 
> and 
> 
>> > they took down 3 of theirs a few years ago!
> 
> 
> I looked them up on Radio-Locator.com and found out that this is thier night 
> site! Their day site is several miles away with 4 towers! Man-oh-man! This is 
> probably a newly modified facility, made possible by the downgrade of WOWO. 
> (1190)
> 
> What I foind interesting is that the major lobe of that 12 tower site appears 
> to be broadside from the array, with a large minor lobe coming off the 
> "bottom". It still amazes me how patterns like this can be "manufactured" with such 
> precision these days. The wonders of computer technology and GOOD Consultants 
> to oversee the build and tune-up!
> 
> Willie...