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Hey everyone,
I'm new to the forums, but I am currently living in Newfoundland. Recently visited an antenna farm near my place. The tower I climbed was inactive and probably 100 feet high. I am not sure what it was used for. I would have liked to climb on the taller one in the picture, but it was active and I didn't want to risk getting fried. Supposedly, the bigger one is for CBC TV and radio but I am not certain. Anyways, enjoy!
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Cool explore! BTW you probably won't get fried if you climb the other one. As a precaution, just don't stand by the antenna for an extended period of time and you'll be fine. Go get it and post pictures!
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If you start feeling warm, that means microwaves are cooking your body. Get down QUICK. So problem solved there.
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Posted by Coop711
Cool explore! BTW you probably won't get fried if you climb the other one. As a precaution, just don't stand by the antenna for an extended period of time and you'll be fine. Go get it and post pictures!
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Are you trying to be facetious, or are you truly a reckless idiot?
The tower climbed looks to be a fairly standard heavy-duty self-supporting microwave/land-mobile radio antenna tower. It may have been built for the microwave antenna that did or does link the broadcaster(s) using the larger, guyed antenna tower to the studio/network.
Bigger/better quality photos of both towers would allow a determination of what sort of radio frequency emitters were or are at the site.
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How about the fact that I work around RF and microwave radiation as a job? If you're not in the direct path of the waves, you're fine. For a period of time at least. If you happen to disagree with what I say, you don't have to be a dick about it man. Just say you think I'm wrong and I won't take it hard.
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Posted by Coop711
How about the fact that I work around RF and microwave radiation as a job? If you're not in the direct path of the waves, you're fine. For a period of time at least. If you happen to disagree with what I say, you don't have to be a dick about it man. Just say you think I'm wrong and I won't take it hard.
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You claim to work "around" RF & microwave radiation, but concerning an antenna tower you haven't personally seen & do not know emitter spectrum, ERP/power-density, etc., you state "BTW you probably won't get fried if you climb the other one. As a precaution, just don't stand by the antenna for an extended period of time and you'll be fine. Go get it and post pictures!"
That very clearly answers the question I posed to you. Thanks!
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I work on radar/communications for the F-15. Fire control radar has intense radiation. BUT all you had to do was say "You're wrong and here's why;" instead of being an ass. I would fully accept being wrong. Keep some professionalism at least.
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Pack of hotdogs and 5' telescoping pole should solve any questions about "getting fried" and provide an answer to what's for lunch.
"No risk, no reward, no fun."
"Go all the way or walk away"
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Posted by /-/ooligan
Are you trying to be facetious, or are you truly a reckless idiot?
The tower climbed looks to be a fairly standard heavy-duty self-supporting microwave/land-mobile radio antenna tower. It may have been built for the microwave antenna that did or does link the broadcaster(s) using the larger, guyed antenna tower to the studio/network.
Bigger/better quality photos of both towers would allow a determination of what sort of radio frequency emitters were or are at the site.
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Yes I took these pictures with a pretty bad camera. I have a better one now. Shooting some more pictures is now on my to do list for next weekend. Stay tuned ;)
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Posted by crockett85
Hey everyone,
I'm new to the forums, but I am currently living in Newfoundland. Recently visited an antenna farm near my place. The tower I climbed was inactive and probably 100 feet high. I am not sure what it was used for. I would have liked to climb on the taller one in the picture, but it was active and I didn't want to risk getting fried. Supposedly, the bigger one is for CBC TV and radio but I am not certain. Anyways, enjoy!
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That tower in question is owned by Aliant and was an old CN radio tower from the days of the railroad. Those pictures would have to be at least a few months old as they ripped down that building and all that's left is the concrete pad and tower. Personally I have not climbed that tower past where the ladder lost the safety cage around it. I wouldn't mind going all the way to the top before they tear it down but don't want to do it alone! Oh and I don't recommend climbing any occupied tower without knowing that the power on the transmitters are turned down, it will give you massive headaches and permanent internal damage.
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Hey guys, sorry for taking so long. Here are some more pictures of the tower in question after doing meeting up with AndrewG. Unfortunately, I had to compress these to email size so they could fit in this message. Cheers!
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Here are some better pictures. The guys in the yellow jeep just got made! lol
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What do you mean the guys in the jeep just got made?
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Posted by tmacl
What do you mean the guys in the jeep just got made?
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If you have seen the movie Heat, Al Pacino says to his buddies that they have all been made. Then you see Robert De Niro taking pictures of them from the top of a crane.
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FM antennas on top used by CBC.
Then a few cellular sector antennas.
Omnidirectional antennas, probably used for digital fire/ems or cellular
Microwave backhaul antennas
Some VHF antennas
The small grey fiberglass shelter with the ice shield is used by a cellular carrier. Pretty sure it's Bell Mobility.
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Posted by dan
FM antennas on top used by CBC.
Then a few cellular sector antennas.
Omnidirectional antennas, probably used for digital fire/ems or cellular
Microwave backhaul antennas
Some VHF antennas
The small grey fiberglass shelter with the ice shield is used by a cellular carrier. Pretty sure it's Bell Mobility.
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When I was there, there were a couple of heavy gauge cables going into the building with a Rogers tag.
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It appears the one tower has been stripped. If I remember correctly this resembles of like an antenna site I seen near Truro one time.
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the follow up pics are awesome
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The free stand tower we climbed up has a new building built for it (There were ladders going part ways up).
It was used for the old CN railroad as a repeater station and then later sold to Newfoundland Telephone (Aliant now BellAliant). I'll have to go up there again in the spring and see what they put back on the tower.
The small fiberglass hut next to the CBC tower is owned by Rogers, BellAliant has two more towers of their own near these ones.
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Posted by Coop711
I work on radar/communications for the F-15. Fire control radar has intense radiation. BUT all you had to do was say "You're wrong and here's why;" instead of being an ass. I would fully accept being wrong. Keep some professionalism at least.
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Go stand next to an AWACS doing a radar live fire, next time they are at Nellis... I'm sure you will change your mind. The F-15 radar system isn't as strong as you think it is... With all that said, thanks for your service from a retired radar tech!
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