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1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:52 am
by ronald001
Just 4 fun:

Dutch pirate "The secret pirate" was shutdown yesterday after 6 days of broadcasting.
The transmitter and double stack antenna were installed at the top of a high voltage pylon at 460ft, reports came from every part of NL


Unfortunately the website is in Dutch:

https://piratenzenders.com/geheime-piraat/

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 9:43 am
by ronald001
Transmitter was a DRFS-6 with a BLF188XR final.


Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 10:57 am
by ronald001
h t t p s ://imgur.com/a/spSO4Qi

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 1:41 pm
by NTR
Would not fancy climbing that to stick a TX on top..

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 9:14 am
by Robert
Hello on the right corner of my website piratenzenders.com is a menu with the text "selecteer uw taal " there you can select engels , so you can read the website in english to or in 94 other languages .

have fun !

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 9:25 pm
by FMEnjoyer
How did you power the rig ? Crocodile clips ? :lol: :tup

Dutch OFCOM when they got to the site : GULP ! :shock:

Hope they carry spare under pants in the van.

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 2:02 am
by nrgkits.nz
Probably inductively coupled to one of the conductors

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 12:59 pm
by ronald001
They tapped of the mains from the aircraft warning lights...

Dutch OFCOM visited the site 2 days after going on-air, but it took another 4 days before someone was available that was authorized to climb the tower.

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 3:27 pm
by yellowbeard
:lol That just makes me glad we have hills...

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 5:27 pm
by RF-Head
Not true Ronald
Only by Danceradio (2004) the power came from the lights
In the Youtube Mov you can see me making it

By "geheime Piraat" they had a cable running up the pilon from the ground to the top
You can see the people from the electrical company on the bottom of the tower to cut the power
Thats the only reason why the transmitter thay on air for a few days
How i know? Radio Muziekstand and Danceradio where using the same place in 2008

Re: 1KW double stack on 460ft

Posted: Fri May 25, 2018 12:47 pm
by ronald001
Ah i see.
From what i've heard, this picture that you are talking about was just for reference, and not of the actual situation on site.
But i know who you are, so i guess you're right ;)