Article 32JSE Photos of WRMI antenna field damage

Photos of WRMI antenna field damage

by
Thomas
from The SWLing Post on (#32JSE)

Since we've been following WRMI in the wake of Hurricane Irma, I've posted a few photos below that WRMI shared on their Facebook page. These photos give us an idea about the magnitude of damage to their antenna farm.

Amazingly, Jeff White confirmed a few days ago that WRMI is back up to full power on all of their frequencies.

All of the caption below were noted by WRMI:

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One of the towers holding our 44-degree antenna to Europe was folded in the middle by the hurricane.

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A mess of crossed transmission lines in the field.

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Transmission lines on the ground that should be above ground on poles.

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Transmission line poles were knocked down.

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A second tower holding the 44-degree antenna was snapped in the middle.

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We had some requests a few days ago from listeners who wanted to see a diagram of our transmitter-antenna connections. This may blow your mind, but here goes"

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