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

[PeterH5322]

> 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!"

If at least one tower was usable, in whole or in part, or a temporary "T" 
could be erected, the station could remain on-air with 50 kW days and 10 
kW nights, or the lesser of those and whatever the temporary tower could 
handle, during repairs.

KGO operated for a year or so on a partially destroyed circa 1941 tower 
(two of the three were destroyed by the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake), 
first with around 10 kW 24 hours, later with 50 kW days and 10 kW nights, 
KNX operated for about the same time with 10 kW 24 hours when a terrorist 
downed its circa 1936 tower in the 1960s, and KFI is operating with 25 kW 
into its auxiliary, and soon ... it is rumored ... to be operating with 
50 kW from the presently unused 1150 site while the new top-loaded tower 
us erected.

A Class A is given wide latitude. A Class B is not.