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![It takes strange looking equipment to measure AM radio station performance and invariably we have onlookers. Most of the time people think we are casing the neighborhood while we walk around taking measurements. So we travel in pairs. One of us takes measurements and actually works while the other talks […]](https://www.woodscomm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_3853-115x115.jpg "AM Measurements")
AM Measurements
Posted on January 24, 2015 | No CommentsIt takes strange looking equipment to measure AM radio station performance and invariably we have onlookers. Most of the time people think we are casing the neighborhood while we walk around taking measurements. So we travel in pairs. One of us takes measurements and actually works while the other talks […] -
![Couldn’t ask for better weather on the coast to fly an antenna. This one is 28 feet long! We were tasked with keeping tower loading to a minimum so we built a custom mount to attach the antenna to a tapered tower with 7 inch diameter hollow legs. We decided […]](https://www.woodscomm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_3841-115x115.jpg "Going up!")
Going up!
Posted on January 21, 2015 | No CommentsCouldn’t ask for better weather on the coast to fly an antenna. This one is 28 feet long! We were tasked with keeping tower loading to a minimum so we built a custom mount to attach the antenna to a tapered tower with 7 inch diameter hollow legs. We decided […] -
Austin Ring Transformers
Posted on December 29, 2014 | No CommentsThese transformer rings don’t physically touch each other but they are able to pass 240 Volts to the tower lights through induction. Unfortunately we have discovered cracks that are getting bigger with cold weather freezes. Our plan is to use a product called SnowRoof to weather shield the rings. -
Crooked 4-bay Antenna
Posted on December 29, 2014 | No CommentsThe rings should be in alignment. This may explain the reflected power.