World's largest amateur radio antenna collapses.

[Captain Kilowatt]

C.K. You b@$+ard!! I literally choked on the damn gummy sweetarts I was eating when I read this reply and laughed!! LMA!!! Now that I didnt choke to death!!!

Always glad to brighten up your day Tony. LOL

 

[The Bruce]

Good riddance, it was a real eyesore and an accident waiting to happen.

 

[The Bruce]

malware? use linux and it wont be a problem

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What he said.

 

[Johnnybgood]

too much money, not enough brains !

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

too much money, not enough brains !

At least it was THEIR money and evidently they did have enough brains to build it and make it work. Eventually all such huge arrays come down for one reason or another. This belonged to a radio club and not an individual BTW.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

First reports are saying that it appears the automated positioning equipment that is supposed to monitor wind speeds and loading and allow the array to find the best position to park in during high winds failed during a huge winter storm.

OH8X tower collapse | DX-World

 

[Johnnybgood]

Yes, it was their money, and it goes to show that technology can fail in those weather extremes in the artic circle. The wind loading on that mammoth must have been huge.

 

[Grogan]

Are you sure someone didn't try to scrap it.

 

[Johnnybgood]

Perhaps it was seen as a threat ?

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I guess the reported winds of 80 mph and snow and ice that came with it provided the cover for a scrapper attack on it.

 

[Johnnybgood]

On a serious note, its going to take a while before another one emerges. Perhaps they can salvage enough of it. Would like to calculate the torgue on that antenna if what they said happened.

 

[WA8ZYT]

I wonder where they got it. Don't see it in the AES or DX Engineering catalogs.

On a serious note, I hope they do rebuild it. I never got to hear it on the air. Maybe it will be 5 elements, next time.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I wonder where they got it. Don't see it in the AES or DX Engineering catalogs.

On a serious note, I hope they do rebuild it. I never got to hear it on the air. Maybe it will be 5 elements, next time.

Since it came down maybe it was an MFJ special order.

 

[fogdog]

No details yet but it has been reported and confirmed on the ARRL contest letter that the MASSIVE 80/160m rotatable yagi at OH8X aka Radio Arcala has collapsed in a storm. A quote says "The Radio Arcala team is preparing a report that will be available in a few days."


This is it before the collapse.

Dog gone it! I told them they couldn't take any pictures of my antenna unless I gave them permission.

Seriously though that's to bad. That thing is massive.

 

[johnny9]

i just wonder,did they use a crane to install the stability cables on the top sections..theres not enough money in the world that could get me on that upper section near the beams,even w/out the wind blowing

call me what you will,just dont call me late for dinner