Aerial Pics

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Aerial Pics

Post by sde-1104 » Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:57 am

Post yours below - Here's a few from the old Flickr account:

Taxi doublestack in Camden:

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The famous Perception FM stack:

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Twin Stack with copper elements:

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by teckniqs » Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:12 am

LOL the taxi double, why on earth is that still lurking about on pirate radio forums? :D

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by pjeva » Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:03 pm

First thing that comes in my mind when i read "Taxi double..." I tought Lloyd posted some pics ;)

Or it was Llyod???

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by sinus trouble » Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:23 pm

LOL gotta hand it to them though! that is a banging stack they have got there!! :D
I am as stupid as I look! :|

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by teckniqs » Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:39 pm

IIRC Nu Sound Radio 92.0 have a similar sort of set up?

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by stationfinder » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:35 pm

Church rig:

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NL. Stack:

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by thewisepranker » Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:35 pm

I can't get these to display properly so here are some links: (Fixed for you)

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They insist on going landscape when they're portrait pictures.

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by sharky » Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:38 pm

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Half wave Vertical
If you're going to put something on.... Don't brag, Just do; and for God's sake - do it properly!!!

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by sde-1104 » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:07 am

Taken from Y2k. Includes Freeze FM and Premier:

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Browsing the old Y2K website brought back some memories!!

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by McDonalds » Tue Sep 02, 2014 12:16 pm

sde-1104 wrote:Post yours below - Here's a few from the old Flickr account:

Taxi doublestack in Camden:

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The famous Perception FM stack:

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Twin Stack with copper elements:

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People might just think its a taxi aerial nice set up. :D

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by Careless » Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:55 pm

McDonalds wrote:
sde-1104 wrote:Post yours below - Here's a few from the old Flickr account:

Taxi doublestack in Camden:

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The famous Perception FM stack:

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Twin Stack with copper elements:

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People might just think its a taxi aerial nice set up. :D

Fair play to Perception that set up, how the hell thou as it looks like it was on a CCTV column. What happened to those guys as well ?

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by teckniqs » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:08 pm

It's an array of street lights, you can't really see them properly because it's an old picture which was probably taken with the latest camera phone at the time.

....The lights wind right down to the ground with a crank type thing so you don't have to climb up to them to reach the top, conveniently. ;)

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by Uksoundz » Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:14 pm

teckniqs wrote:It's an array of street lights, you can't really see them properly because it's an old picture which was probably taken with the latest camera phone at the time.

....The lights wind right down to the ground with a crank type thing so you don't have to climb up to them to reach the top, conveniently. ;)
Lol that's the way to do it!

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by Careless » Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:20 pm

teckniqs wrote:It's an array of street lights, you can't really see them properly because it's an old picture which was probably taken with the latest camera phone at the time.

....The lights wind right down to the ground with a crank type thing so you don't have to climb up to them to reach the top, conveniently. ;)
Cool I know the ones you are talking about Normally on roundabouts

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by Maximus » Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:19 pm

teckniqs wrote:It's an array of street lights, you can't really see them properly because it's an old picture which was probably taken with the latest camera phone at the time.

....The lights wind right down to the ground with a crank type thing so you don't have to climb up to them to reach the top, conveniently. ;)
I think they used a cordless SDS drill with an attachment in the end to wind it down. Due to the gearing, it would've taken forever to crank it by hand.

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by Maximus » Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:20 pm

sharky wrote:Image

Half wave Vertical
Best aerial I ever owned Sharky. Wish I bought the 150w version as I melted the 50w one I had lol

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by SOTS 87 7 » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:17 pm

:whistle

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by SOTS 87 7 » Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:47 pm

SOTS 87 7 wrote::whistle
For testing purposes of course. :tup

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by sharky » Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:58 pm

Maximus wrote:
sharky wrote:Image

Half wave Vertical
Best aerial I ever owned Sharky. Wish I bought the 150w version as I melted the 50w one I had lol
Yeah - I leant mine to Bossman for copying purposes. Never saw that again.
But I agree, best bit of kit i've ever used.
I remember talking to someone about converting for higher power, and I think it was a case of changing the matching coils to a higher SWG. Never got round to testing that theory tho.
Lots of Info on the web about the construction of one, so I don't think it'd be too difficult to knock one up as long as you had the correct test gear and patience.
If you're going to put something on.... Don't brag, Just do; and for God's sake - do it properly!!!

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Re: Aerial Pics

Post by teckniqs » Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:15 am

SOTS 87 7 wrote:
SOTS 87 7 wrote::whistle
For testing purposes of course. :tup
And there was me thinking that was the 'TX site' when I picked you up near Andover, Hants when I heard Select UK on there about 4 years ago. :D

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