The Day by Day Construction Progress at KNLS, 1982/83. 
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transpixel Foundation for transmission line terminal, fall 1982. transpixel
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transpixel Foundation being readied for antenna slewing switch, fall 1982. transpixel
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transpixel Antenna slewing switch being assembled on foundation, fall 1982. transpixel
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transpixel Concrete counterweights for stabilizing antenna curtain, fall 1982. transpixel
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Foundation for transmission line terminal, fall 1982.
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Foundation being readied for antenna slewing switch, fall 1982.
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Antenna slewing switch being assembled on foundation, fall 1982.
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Concrete counterweights for stabilizing antenna curtain, fall 1982.
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transpixel One of the antenna field foundations, 1982. transpixel
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transpixel Antenna field during antenna construction, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Tower conmstruction began with assembly of tower sections on the ground, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Assembly of tower sections on the ground, winter 1982/83.  transpixel
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One of the antenna field foundations, 1982.
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Antenna field during antenna construction, winter 1982/83.
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Tower conmstruction began with assembly of tower sections on the ground, winter 1982/83.
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Assembly of tower sections on the ground, winter 1982/83.
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transpixel Tower section ready for vertical assembly, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Tower section ready for vertical assembly, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Preparing to raise 100 foot section of tower into place, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Preparing to raise a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/93. transpixel
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Tower section ready for vertical assembly, winter 1982/83.
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Tower section ready for vertical assembly, winter 1982/83.
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Preparing to raise 100 foot section of tower into place, winter 1982/83.
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Preparing to raise a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/93.
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transpixel Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83.
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Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83.
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Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83.
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Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83.
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transpixel Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Workman doing tower construction. transpixel
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transpixel Two 363 foot towers in place ready to rig the curtain antenna, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83.
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Raising a 100 foot section of a 363 foot tower, winter 1982/83.
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Workman doing tower construction.
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Two 363 foot towers in place ready to rig the curtain antenna, winter 1982/83.
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transpixel Adjusting guy wires during raising of tower, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Special road built to get heavy equipment onto the antenna field, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel The two 363 foot towers in place ready to rig the curtain antenna, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Using a hand winch to adjust guy wires, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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Adjusting guy wires during raising of tower, winter 1982/83.
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Special road built to get heavy equipment onto the antenna field, winter 1982/83.
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The two 363 foot towers in place ready to rig the curtain antenna, winter 1982/83.
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Using a hand winch to adjust guy wires, winter 1982/83.
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transpixel David Johnson assembling part of the curtain dipole antenna, 1983. transpixel
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transpixel The two RF
transmission line exits from the transmitter building to the two antennas. transpixel
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transpixel RF power transmission line to antenna, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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transpixel Dick Ragland and Kevin Chambers constructing RF transmission line, winter 1982/83. transpixel
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David Johnson assembling part of the curtain dipole antenna, 1983.
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The two RF
transmission line exits from the transmitter building to the two antennas.
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RF power transmission line to antenna, winter 1982/83.
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Dick Ragland and Kevin Chambers constructing RF transmission line, winter 1982/83.
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transpixel RF transmission line to curtain dipole antenna, 1983. transpixel
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transpixel RF transmission line to log periodic antenna, 1983. transpixel
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transpixel Rigging the curtain dipole antenna. transpixel
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transpixel Rigging the curtain dipole antenna. transpixel
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RF transmission line to curtain dipole antenna, 1983.
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RF transmission line to log periodic antenna, 1983.
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Rigging the curtain dipole antenna.
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Rigging the curtain dipole antenna.
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transpixel Moving the counter-weights for the curtain dipole antenna, 1983. transpixel
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transpixel Looking up from base of 363 foot antenna tower. transpixel
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transpixel Workman about 200 feet in the air adjusting curtain dipole antenna connections. transpixel
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transpixel That dot in the middle of this picture is a workman adjusting the antenna. transpixel
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Moving the counter-weights for the curtain dipole antenna, 1983.
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Looking up from base of 363 foot antenna tower.
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Workman about 200 feet in the air adjusting curtain dipole antenna connections.
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That dot in the middle of this picture is a workman adjusting the antenna.
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transpixel Kevin Chambers making repairs to antenna.  Kevin was raised from ground on a "chair" suspended from the top-most guy between towers. transpixel
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transpixel Two of the tower erection contractors with Kevin Chambers and Dick Ragland, 1983. transpixel
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transpixel See the two large crates beside the building:  These contain the 100,000 watt transmitter, April 1983. transpixel
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transpixel Transmitter crates being opened for assembly of the transmitter, April 1983. transpixel
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Kevin Chambers making repairs to antenna. Kevin was raised from ground on a "chair" suspended from the top-most guy between towers.
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Two of the tower erection contractors with Kevin Chambers and Dick Ragland, 1983.
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See the two large crates beside the building: These contain the 100,000 watt transmitter, April 1983.
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Transmitter crates being opened for assembly of the transmitter, April 1983.
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