Note, important safety tip: you can get closer to this tower without clearly trespassing or jumping fences than most other 50KW broadcast antennas I've encountered. I measured a field strength of over 80V/m a bit outside the tower fence, which is an incredibly strong signal (though still within OSHA limits at the frequency involved).
Resist any temptation to jump the fence and climb the (energized) tower. You'd be electrocuted as soon as you touch it.
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greem
In response to this post@mattblaze there may be a literal pair of smoking boots as the only remaining evidence.
@greem @mattblaze I’ve seen that movie.
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Michael Helm
In response to this post@mattblaze Interesting I'm going to do some field tests for interference for a wildlife monitoring radio system & I'm wondering what you used to measure this
@mwhelm For AM, the instruments of choice are the Potomac FIM-41 or PI-4100 (the former being older, analog, and more fun to use, the latter being soulless, digital, and easier to use).
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David
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Ever since I saw this video by @geerlingguy, I realized that respect for towers could be life-saving.
https://youtu.be/GgDxXDV4_hc
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