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To: Texas Fossil
My friend and I went up on the Stuttgart TV tower observation deck in 1997. Like hundreds of others, we penned our names on the stucco wall behind us.

"< Ladyfriend and I >:
Wir waren hier!
30.04.1997"

The total height from the ground to the tip of the antennas is about 714 feet, and the observation deck is around 500. Since it's on top of a large hill, it gives a great view of downtown, and the countryside in all directions.

Not very large by recent standards, but it was the first free-standing concrete TV mast; all others are descendants of that one.

63 posted on 04/17/2012 10:01:01 PM PDT by Erasmus (BHO: New supreme leader of the homey rollin' empire.)
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To: Erasmus

My OKC EME friend told me about working military RF in Germany. About installing microwave towers on Concrete structures. Sections bolt together, hollow construction. tumble formed pre-stressed concrete tubes.

Amazing stuff.


65 posted on 04/17/2012 10:11:36 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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