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Post #AqJapOMk5n4xhcH3mS by [email protected] |
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KNBR (AM 680) Antennas, Redwood City, CA, 2024.All the pixels, none of the RF e… |
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Post #AqJb1sWPnaiIhkkiJc by [email protected] |
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Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/6.3), Phase One IQ4-150 digital back… |
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Post #AqJb5gaq5iTmrodZya by [email protected] |
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KNBR is a 50KW "Class A" (formerly "clear channel") mediumw… |
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Post #AqJb8YyOsX5g6R1uPg by [email protected] |
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Mediumwave (AM) broadcast radio uses lower frequencies than other modern broadc… |
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Post #AqJbBn0RA3YYUfWMM4 by [email protected] |
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The taller tower (550 feet) at right is the main KNBR antenna, built in 1949. I… |
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Post #AqJbE5KY0E15uA1QPo by [email protected] |
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This distinctive stacked dual antenna arrangement is used to lower the radiatio… |
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Post #AqJbL7OWj6GOKlEl9M by [email protected] |
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The antenna field is in the final approach and takeoff flightpath for SFO airpo… |
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Post #AqJbP1VeY5kvEwQrr6 by [email protected] |
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@mattblazeDo you have any radar tower pics? 👀 |
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Post #AqJbS9Llr17eQTIiO0 by [email protected] |
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Note, important safety tip: you can get closer to this tower without clearly tr… |
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Post #AqJcAVfiDx4kOfmTGS by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze there may be a literal pair of smoking boots as the only remaining e… |
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Post #AqJdbbeeBiUIj1lcWm by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze To your point:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgDxXDV4_hc |
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Post #AqJdbbpdWrHJH6uOem by [email protected] |
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@HikerGeek Wow! |
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Post #AqJguvhIC4XyFcuU1A by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Great photo! How did I miss this when flying into SFO? |
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Post #AqJguvszUZu8puNpFg by [email protected] |
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@mikeloukides Just look out the left window when flying the usual approach into… |
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Post #AqJgyFL5cdBk2Q6f0i by [email protected] |
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@greem @mattblaze I’ve seen that movie. |
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Post #AqJgyFUf32qQW6aIvg by [email protected] |
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@20002ist @greem I don't think you want to look in the trunk, officer... |
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Post #AqJhwsmi5roXkcwIRU by [email protected] |
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@20002ist @greem Proof that "You don't want to look in there" >… |
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Post #AqJjrjcYw7EBn5rkCO by [email protected] |
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@HikerGeek @mattblaze Jeff Geerling can be pretty funny. How are such towers cl… |
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Post #AqJjrjmULDASHsVffc by [email protected] |
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@JamieGC @HikerGeek You turn the transmitter off first. |
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Post #AqJjtcVWM67AJ8TGy0 by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze St. Louis has one and it has been in continuous operation since 1925… |
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Post #AqJjvgDXX5mqOR2ii8 by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze @HikerGeek that should have been obvious I suppose. 🙂 |
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Post #AqJmCawcaecss3K4q8 by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Interesting I'm going to do some field tests for interference fo… |
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Post #AqJmxXSpLfSVgclt32 by [email protected] |
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@mwhelm For AM, the instruments of choice is are the Potomac Engineering FIM-41… |
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Post #AqJoAKiQ9s9lrmjJdA by [email protected] |
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Post #AqJulmRqbwogJkDXG4 by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Interesting enough, another result is that the audio frequency bandw… |
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Post #AqJylUdZEPe6tVokka by [email protected] |
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@newsgoth @mattblaze Another similar case (which might not still exist, I haven… |
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Post #AqJylUmQhSjdKzxpZ2 by [email protected] |
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@wollman @newsgoth I should definitely visit them if I get a chance! |
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Post #AqK0GktQwTtuF5i4Dw by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze @newsgoth Photo from 2006: |
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Post #AqK86wJCRZxENualma by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Matt, I moved to a new instance. FYI. I do follow you from there. |
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Post #AqK88pqvPzS0wOGr5s by [email protected] |
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@GottaLaff I saw! |
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Post #AqK8CQiSoiBY8j1kMi by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Oh good, thanks |
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Post #AqK8F03uNAoWLHHcMi by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Ah, I see the reason I told you that. You were following me on the o… |
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Post #AqK8KIw9cj66KVBZSK by [email protected] |
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@GottaLaff I should be following you on both now. It's weird that didn'… |
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Post #AqK9mdq7bLHvDkRLAO by [email protected] |
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@HikerGeek @mattblaze Wow. 😎 I was a radio DJ for a couple years but did *no… |
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Post #AqK9mdxv8LWhbw5ZK4 by [email protected] |
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@ColesStreetPothole @HikerGeek No; FM broadcast antennas are comparatively quit… |
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Post #AqKAM4v2ude7LEdnMW by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze @HikerGeek Ah, okay. I was an FM jockey, but we never got to see the… |
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Post #AqKAbF4nQjydBgQr44 by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Ever since I saw this video by @geerlingguy, I realized that respect… |
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Post #AqKDJnE01oXtkN6lEW by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze I'm not seeing it on mstdn.social for some reason. |
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Post #AqKDOoYIWKZbJNzrY8 by [email protected] |
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@GottaLaff Definitely looks like I'm following you on mstdn.social from my … |
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Post #AqKDQdNZ2687EoqO0W by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Oh, yes I am! Sorry. Ignore me. I just had to delete well over 1000 … |
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Post #AqKR8IzbUOUw9kn6Tg by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Back in 2010, this was KNBR's main transmitter. No pictures of t… |
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Post #AqKRg0jZsdWJNHMofA by [email protected] |
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@wollman Neat! According to the license, it was replaced with a Gates 3DX-50 in… |
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Post #AqKS9yaGRI3rORIc6K by [email protected] |
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@mattblaze Surprised they stuck with Harris/Gates... at that time, most station… |
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Post #AqKSNHaT63QQ5yjvSS by [email protected] |
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@wollman Seems to have been when the moved to MDCL (which was definitely in use… |
