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High Voltage Pylons as FM Towers

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RF101

A recent posting at NWbroadcaster.com caught my attention. CiVL Abbotsford BC actually has a two-bay antenna lashed to a high-tension power line. (In Canada "hydro" is sometimes heard when referring to hydroelectriic distribution power lines.)

Question - Are there any US FM broadcasters crazy enough to go this route? I know that cellular companies will frequently co-locate with a high-tension line tower.

I would not want to be the broadcast tech having to service a site like CIVL's.
 
RF101 said:
A recent posting at NWbroadcaster.com caught my attention. CiVL Abbotsford BC actually has a two-bay antenna lashed to a high-tension power line. (In Canada "hydro" is sometimes heard when referring to hydroelectriic distribution power lines.)

Question - Are there any US FM broadcasters crazy enough to go this route? I know that cellular companies will frequently co-locate with a high-tension line tower.

I would not want to be the broadcast tech having to service a site like CIVL's.
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Not that I've ever seen. The horizontal wires would cause some pretty severe pattern distortion/reradiation.
 
Kelly A said:
Not that I've ever seen. The horizontal wires would cause some pretty severe pattern distortion/reradiation.
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Also, there is no way the utility could be expected to make no modifications to their infrastructure that might change the pattern at any time.
 
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