TWiRT 554 - Tower Tales with Tom Ray
Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 10:33AM
Some days you’re the windshield, and some days you’re the bug. And some days you experience some of each. Tom Ray’s recent experience with a 4-tower AM directional array new New York is a study in “surprise” and “relief” as he dealt with half of a tower collapsing. These AM towers are in suburban wetlands, surrounded by residences, a city park, and protected waterways. Tom describes how, with a little luck and some expert help, a tower catastrophe got resolved and further problems were solved as well.
Show Notes:
WWRL-AM - A New York area radio station with 6 decades of broadcasting history
WWRL is featured on Scott Fybush’s Fybush.com web site
The WWRL transmitter site on Google Maps
Tom mentioned Tony Fonseca, PE, who advised on repairs at WWRL
Guest:
Tom Ray - President at Tom Ray Consulting
Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting
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