2001_08_24_WREK_tower_light_climb

These are pictures from the Georgia-Carolina climb in August of 2001 to replace light bulbs. Chris's informative email is pasted below.

From: "Chris Campbell" 
Subject: Tower lights are fixed
To: "WREK Engineering List" 
Cc: "Rosemary Wells" ,
        "WREK Business Manager" ,
        "WREK General Manager" ,
        "WREK Operations Manager" 
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 23:28:21 -0400

Georgia-Carolina Tower came by this morning to do the tower climb and
replaced all of the light bulbs.  We scheduled it to coincide with a
gap in the op schedule so we were off the air any way.

The guy (Ali) started climbing around 9:30 and was back down by 11:00.
He said this was one of the scariest towers he's ever had to climb,
because it is A) moderately tall, B) unguyed (no wires to stay it) and
thus C) very narrow at the top.  Apparently he's been on taller
towers, but they're wider at the top - ours is like a foot or two wide
up there.  So I guess we've got a 350 foot needle ...

Cost was $525 including bulbs.  They'll invoice us.

- Chris

Comment from Peter: disposable cameras are great, but they have a minimum focusing distance of about 4' in most cases. You have to hold them back fairly far to get sharp shots of close things.

view_down_top

description Downward view of top of antenna structure, showing bottom of six-foot mast (metallic) and distance learning TV antenna (white). Beacon is mounted on top (out of view).
capture location WREK Tower

parabolic_dish

description Parabolic dish pointed at WREK studio across campus (for 950 mhz STL)
capture location WREK Tower

parabolic_dish

description Parabolic dish pointed at WREK studio across campus (for 950 MHz STL)
capture location WREK Tower

w4aql_link_receive

description W4AQL/R Link Receive Rx at 445.05. Mounted on bracket protruding out (in NW direction) from top of tower.
capture location WREK Tower

top_dish_mystery_pair

description Top dish of mystery antenna pair. TX/RX only?
capture location WREK Tower

bottom_mystery_dish

description Bottom dish of mystery antenna pair. TX/RX only?
capture location WREK Tower

bottom_dish_mystery_pair

description Bottom dish of mystery antenna pair. TX/RX only?
capture location WREK Tower

view_up_toward_EMCEE_downconverter

description View up toward EMCEE 2.5 Ghz Downconverter (RX). Connected to mystery antenna pair.
capture location WREK Tower

view_up_toward_EMCEE_transmitter

description View up toward EMCEE transmitter (close) and EMCEE downconverter (far). Connected to mystery antenna pair.
capture location WREK Tower

side_view_of_EMCEE_downconverter

description Side view of EMCEE downconverter. Connected to mystery antenna pair.
capture location WREK Tower

view_from_tower_in_same_direction_as_mystery_antenna

description View from tower in same direction as the mystery 2.5 Ghz parabolic antennas. Approx. heading: 125 degrees (SE)
capture location WREK Tower

ULC_courtyard

capture location WREK Tower

w4aql_link_receive

capture location WREK Tower