[BC] Re: [Tech-Assist] KFAB ANTENNA

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

I was living in Omaha, working for Ray McMartin, when a tornado
came through and twisted those towers all together! Rumor
was that the station stayed on the air and the only reason why
somebody decided to check on the transmitter was the common-
point reading was "all screwed up!"

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Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
Read about my book
http://www.LymanSchool.org


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Mark Durenberger" <Mark4 at durenberger.com>
> Finally...(and enough for one day)...from the Nebraska Engineering Society, 
> dated 1947.
> 
> http://www.durenberger.com/KFAB-1.jpg
> 
> http://www.durenberger.com/KFAB-2.jpg
> 
> http://www.durenberger.com/KFAB-3.jpg
> 
> http://www.durenberger.com/KFAB-4.jpg
> 
> 
> Mark Durenberger, CPBE
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Durenberger" <Mark4 at durenberger.com>
> To: "Mark Durenberger" <Mark4 at durenberger.com>; "RADIO TECH" 
> <tech-assist at radiolists.net>; "Broadcast" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:18 PM
> Subject: KDKA: 500-HORSEPOWER GIANT
> 
> 
> > And this from Radio News for April 1931:
> >
> > http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA-3.jpg
> >
> > http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA-4.jpg
> >
> > http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA-5.jpg
> >
> > http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA-6.jpg
> >
> > Mark Durenberger, CPBE
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mark Durenberger" <Mark4 at durenberger.com>
> > To: "RADIO TECH" <tech-assist at radiolists.net>; "Broadcast" 
> > <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:48 AM
> > Subject: EARLY KDKA ANTENNA
> >
> >
> >> Relating to a previous thread on this reflector regarding the original 
> >> KDKA antenna install, here's a pair of scans from Popular Mechanics 
> >> January 1938 describing the sectionalized antenna.
> >>
> >> http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA1.JPG
> >>
> >> http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA2.JPG
> >>
> >>
> >> Mark Durenberger, CPBE
> >>
> >>
> > 
> 
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