I've always been fascinated by tall radio towers

anyone know which tower is the tallest in the triangle?

have you ever climbed a radio tower?

do you have any interesting photos of particularly tall radio towers?

11/12/2012 12:59:18 PM

I'm krallum and I approved this message.

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11/12/2012 12:59:44 PM

i wonder where this thread is going

11/12/2012 1:00:33 PM

i think the WRAL tower down on the wake/joco line on 70 is the tallest in the area.

11/12/2012 1:00:44 PM

I used to drive by that one almost daily

it is pretty freaking tall

these Russian kids are fucking nuts: http://www.tntmagazine.com/news/world/video-russian-kids-hang-from-radio-tower-without-safety-ropes

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11/12/2012 1:02:36 PM

ibthelongasspicofreallytalltower

11/12/2012 1:04:54 PM

obvious setup for tower to ass pic is obvious

11/12/2012 1:13:20 PM

can we please stay on topic

11/12/2012 1:15:05 PM

Quote :

"i think the WRAL tower down on the wake/joco line on 70 is the tallest in the area."

that's where I lost my cat back in 2005. I can't pass that stretch on 70 without thinking about that ordeal. Took me about a week to find the poor thing. Spent hours walking and hiking through all that land

11/12/2012 1:22:52 PM

did she jump out of your car?

11/12/2012 1:23:50 PM

In 1989, both towers used by WRAL/WTVD collapsed b/c of ice.

http://www.oldradio.com/archives/warstories/WRAL.htm

11/12/2012 1:32:08 PM

My radio shop is across from one of 4 that makes up our system (Durham).

I do believe the WRAL towers down at Auburn (Hwy 70 between Garner/Clayton) are
the tallest in the triangle....and a couple of fellow engineers that have been with the city
20 plus years agree.

11/12/2012 1:35:42 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_the_United_States_by_height

At 609.6 meters, the WECT TV6 Tower in Colly Township NC and the WBTV Tower in Dallas, NC are (well past tense for the Colly Township one) tied for the 4th structure in the US (tied with many other towers of the same height). NC appears fairly well represented on that linked list.

More on the Colly Township tower:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WECT_TV6_Tower

Quote :

"Before demolition, WECT Tower was, along with several other masts, the seventh tallest man-made structure ever created; and was not only the tallest structure in North Carolina, but also the tallest in the United States east of the Mississippi River"

It was demolished on Sept of this year

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11/12/2012 1:36:39 PM

How do they compare to the one next to 64 heading to the beach? That one isn't in the Triangle, but it is pretty fucking tall.

11/12/2012 1:36:46 PM

the WBTV tower in Dallas, NC is the tallest structure in the state

11/12/2012 1:37:05 PM

^^^The WECT tower comes in as the 10th tallest man made structure ever in existence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_masts

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11/12/2012 1:43:44 PM

when they demolished that 2000ft wect tower I wonder if it was sudden or very slow

11/12/2012 1:47:30 PM

Quote :

"have you ever climbed a radio tower?"

11/12/2012 1:49:57 PM

dammit i thought we were having a civil discussion about radio towers...

11/12/2012 1:52:51 PM

Most municipal "Radio System Engineers" (or whatever a city calls the folks that work in their radio shop) like myself don't climb their own towers....too much liability..most cities outsource that activity to an outside Tower Climbing company. I would sign a waiver and do it if my city let me but that will never happen.

11/12/2012 1:53:49 PM

One of our towers across the street from my shop:

11/12/2012 2:01:54 PM

not safe for lunch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lZyHCJOqwg

11/12/2012 2:44:53 PM

Ok, a serious one.

11/12/2012 2:48:55 PM

^^ An oldie but goodie From what I understand that climb took place in Texas.

Edit: From that video:



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11/12/2012 3:08:12 PM

Quote :

"when they demolished that 2000ft wect tower I wonder if it was sudden or very slow"

11/12/2012 3:22:31 PM

Ew.

11/12/2012 5:56:45 PM

http://www.wral.com/man-dies-after-fall-from-cell-tower-near-coats/12768142/

8/12/2013 11:37:53 PM

How tall are the three Clayton towers? Those are always landmarks when flying from RDU to Franklin County, but I haven't been up in a while.

8/12/2013 11:59:38 PM

The towers in Clayton are each about 2000' tall. WRAL-TV is like 1988' and the WRDC tower is right at 2000'.

Back to the OP:
Here's a few pics I took of the 1040' tall 94.5 FM WPTI tower in Eden/Madison, NC. When I took them it was still licensed as WGBT. I suppose I could post pics of the transmitter and stuff if anyone wanted to see it. The more impressive shots are the ones of WGHP's tower and transmitter building, but I don't think they want me to post them .







There's an amateur radio repeater antenna on that tower at 900'. N4IV @ 147.345MHz

8/13/2013 4:54:08 PM

^ Good pics. I work right across from our Camden Ave (Durham) site. We also host one of the 2 VIPER Durham sites (the other being Cole Mill Rd) and a 70cm Ham Repeater. If we don't use encryption you might hear me talking to coworkers on our Durham System Talkgroup (scanner 25200) which is full time patched to a statewide VIPER talkgroup of 33472.

8/13/2013 5:43:25 PM

8/13/2013 6:46:46 PM

Can you see me now?

8/13/2013 7:16:01 PM

The video that Mr. Joshua posted about a year ago has now disabled embedding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPmXEuSHwKY

8/13/2013 7:52:05 PM

Hey there Kerr YMCA...


My last job was doing structural analyses on towers. It wasn't a bad gig, but it was pretty repetitive.

8/13/2013 8:03:21 PM

A couple of BASE jumpers attempted to gain access and climb the 1989' tower where I live in Trenton last year. I suppose this tower is tied for 4th tallest in the state.

http://www.wcti12.com/Deputies-BASE-Jumpers-Busted-At-WCTI-Tower/-/13530288/13618524/-/2ihd6n/-/index.html

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8/13/2013 9:58:17 PM

Here's how to base jump from a tower. j/k. I am a tower climber and I do not condone these activities.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9380639/Man-survives-base-jump-after-parachute-fails-to-open.html

8/13/2013 10:24:11 PM