Radio tower question: WLLH?

[mike@miscon.net]

The 99.5 tower.

Bear Hill? I remember always calling it that,
but someone once told me that was wrong.

There's a story about
a plane hitting it many years back - I'm sure someone on the list has the
full details

Mike

> What was the big old vertical
radiator that used to stand on a hill on the
> west side of 495
between Lawrence and Lowell?  It was at Exit 39, I think
> (Route
133).  It was replaced sometime back in the '90s, if memory serves,
> but was there for years and years before that.  It was a very
sizeable
> tower. Was it associated with WLLH, WCCM or what?
> 
> Also: Assuming that WLLH stands for "Lowell,
Lawrence, Haverhill" (?), did
> the station ever actually
have a physical presence in Haverhill?
> 
> -Doug
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>
From: "chris2526" <chris2526@comcast.net>
> To:
<boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
> Sent:
Friday, April 04, 2008 9:20 PM
> Subject: WLLH Lawrence update
> 
> 
>> Located the major problem with the
rooftop antenna,  the minor damage I
>> found is likely to have
been caused by an HVAC service tech tripping
>> over
>> the copper pipe transmission line. It runs behind one of the
units
>> suspended on insulators.
>> The line was
shoted to aluminum flashing that seals a few no longer used
>>
access holes that penetrate the roof.
>>
>> I now
can load enogh power to the antenna where the bridge is now
>>
usable.
>>
>> Look for WLLH Lawrence to reappear
Sunday afternoon though possibly at a
>> reduced level of
power.
>> For the past 6 years  this rooftop system has
suffered from a 9 ohm
>> seasonal impedance shift that
continues to defy any attempt to track it
>> down.
>>
>> It has been one of those things you learn to live
with,  when it decides
>> to
>> shift I just move a
coil tap back and forth between 2 spots.
>>
>> The
problem has come down to either the 1936 Linco pole has badly
>> corroded
>> internally or a smiliar type of problem
with the top loading hardware.
>>
>> Kurt Jackson
has tried everything  possible includind physically
>>
smacking
>> every inch with a wooden baseball bat to replicate
the shift with zero
>> results.
>> ( the shift takes
place on the antenna and is not the ATU)
>>
>> Thats
all for now,
>>
>> Chris Hall
> 
>