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KKDV Tower Temporarily Toppled

BossRadioDJ

BossRadioDJ

The great John Higdon notes in the ba.broadcast group that the KKDV (92.1 FM) transmitter tower -- essentially an old-timey wooden telephone pole -- was deliberately chopped down by the station's engineering staff, and soon will be replaced by a new tower of more metallic origin.

John noted:

"Within a week, a large hole will be drilled at the exactly location of the pole, a caisson will be poured and a genuine steel self-supporting tower will be erected in its place. We expect the new tower and its modern antennas will provide a noticeable improvement to KKDV's signal in the Diablo Valley area."

The station is transmitting with a "makeshift temporary antenna" in the interim.

Photos of the tower toppling, courtesy of Mr. Higdon, are on display at:

http://homepage.mac.com/johnhigdon/timber

DJ
 
It looks like the pole was a bit overdue for replacement. I'm glad nobody was hurt during the project.
 
This reminded me of how we use wood here up here in Sonoma County: We have the antennas for at least one translator and one FM station mounted on trees...had to find *some* way around the nimby tower types! ;)
 
Don Mussell said:
It looks like the pole was a bit overdue for replacement. I'm glad nobody was hurt during the project.
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In his ba.broadcast post, Mr. Higdon did mention that the dry rot was a bit more advanced than they had expected ... and they had expected it.

Some nice panoramic views of the hilltop location, which is "near the 680/24 junction, west of 680 on the north side of 24," are included in the series.

...And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that he had entitled his post, delightfully, "The End of a Pole."
 
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