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Sometimes we just read the news. Sometimes we made it!
| Camelot
on the Moon by Don Kimberlin |
The true story of how the first moon landing came within five minutes of being scrubbed, as an intrepid group of engineers worked non-stop for two days to solve a major problem. |
| A
Gringo and the Bay of Pig's Invasion by Don Kimberlin |
Think a young fellow in Florida was safe from the invasion of Cuba? Read on! |
| The
End of KRUD Radio by Don Kimberlin |
A strange signal appears in Southern Florida. Who could it be? |
Directional Antenna Systems - The joys and agonies of growing those farms of tall steel
| Birds! by Phil Galasso |
When the directional went out of whack ... guess what caused the arcing? !!! |
Transmitter Interlock Craziness and other Mishaps
What was that critter that got "smoked" on the HV transformer?
| Chasing
the Interlock by Michael Barnes |
Who's been modifying those safety interlocks? And why? |
The Real Inside Stories of Radio
| Western
Union's Time Was Up Years Ago by Don Kimberlin |
Remember those clocks that reset on the hour? Wonder how that happened? Read this! |
Where you there at the beginning of some technical "break through?"
| Early
Quadraphonic Broadcasts by Mark Durenberger |
It was 1971. Minneapolis radio WLOL-FM conducted Minnesota's first discrete 4-channel broadcasts. Mark Durenberger, a DJ at WLOL at the time of those broadcasts, looks back and shares his thoughts on those pioneering days. |
| WTC Disaster | The World Trade Center disaster reviewed from a broadcast standpoint |
| 1572
Feet! by Nate Wolfe |
Ever wondered what it is like to climb one of those reeeaaaaalllllly tall towers? Read on! |
Pictures and/or stories of steel that went the wrong way.
| Marconi's 20 tower loss at Poldhu | December 12, 1901 |
| WOAI, Selma (San Antonio), TX | April 3, 1956 |
| Senior Road Tower, Houston, TX | November 1982 |
| WRAL, Raleigh, NC | December 1989 |
| KXTX-TV, Dallas, TX | October 12, 1996 |
| KNOE-TV, Monroe, LA | March 20, 1997 |
| KXJB-TV, Fargo, ND | April 5, 1997 |
| WRMD, St. Petersburg, FL. | April 2000 |
| WNWI, Oak Lawn (Chicago), IL | July 9, 2000 |
| KXEO/KWWR, Mexico, MO | August 23, 2000 |
| WVAH/WKLC, Charleston, WV | February 19, 2003 |
| WPAY, Portsmouth, OH | February 19, 2003 |
| WMBD, Peoria, IL | May 10, 2003 |
| KFI, Los Angeles - | December 19, 2004 |
| Katrina related - several towers in LA, MS and AL | August 29, 2005 |
| WFXL-TV, Doerun, GA | June 1, 2006 |
| WALB-TV, Doerun, GA | June 7, 2006 (related to WFXL) |
| KRBC-TV, Abilene, TX | January 14, 2007 |
| WCFB, Orlando, FL | February 2, 2007 |
| WRCE, Watkins Glen, NY - fatality | December 2009 |
| KPLO-FM/TV
Reliance, SD KIKK/KSDR/KKSD, Watertown/Milbank, SD Almagordo, NM tower with a half-dozen FM and TV stations. WLHR, Lavonia, GA |
January 2010 |
| KLAW/KZCD, Lawton, OK | February 2010 |
Not exactly tower failure ...
| Fire
at Mount Washington here is the story ... and further: Mt Washington Fire Recovery Fund |
February 9, 2003 |
| Planned destruction of Radio Liberty towers at Girona, Spain | March 22, 2006 |
Utter Strangeness ... and other stories
Moths in LNB feeds, crawly critters in transmitters ...
| The
day the Spooks Stepped on Ma Bell. by Don Kimberlin |
Who was that out there with the enigmatic Morse Code message. Read on and find out! |
| Attack
of the Antenna by Tom Bosscher |
Just when you thought it was safe to leave the transmitter building! |