[BC] Stealth antennas

[John Burger]

The flag poles were topped by large "balls".  I have been told that during 
the Loma Prieta quake in 1989 a couple of those balls were flung a great 
distance like cannon shot.  One of the balls still hangs from the pole...a 
random tuning element.

JKB


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Stealth antennas


> ------ At 02:07 PM 9/24/2006, Harold Hallikainen wrote: -------
>
>>I dunno many details, but I think there's a directional AM station in the
>>Santa Cruz area that has its towers disguised as flag poles in a golf
>>course.
>
> Hmm. If they ever had to fly the flags at half mast would that require 
> retuning the array?
>
> Rich
>
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