HAM radio tower?
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Larrymoecurly
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G'day Bill
The tower you created would look right at home at a commercial installation, ie HF Military, Aviation or Maritime or a super rich Amateur (Ham) Radio operator.
The lower part of the tower has an antenna which looks like it's for VHF use (Vertically Polarised), generally, it would not be that large and would be higher up the tower.
Most home antenna towers are between 6 to 12 metres high and would have a rotating device (usually electrically powered) to slowly rotate the antenna for correct heading.
Some Ham antenna towers have a triangular base and do not require guy wires for support.
I think you should create both size towers and antennas. The work you have shown is truly remarkable and is always appreciated.
The tower you created would look right at home at a commercial installation, ie HF Military, Aviation or Maritime or a super rich Amateur (Ham) Radio operator.
The lower part of the tower has an antenna which looks like it's for VHF use (Vertically Polarised), generally, it would not be that large and would be higher up the tower.
Most home antenna towers are between 6 to 12 metres high and would have a rotating device (usually electrically powered) to slowly rotate the antenna for correct heading.
Some Ham antenna towers have a triangular base and do not require guy wires for support.
I think you should create both size towers and antennas. The work you have shown is truly remarkable and is always appreciated.
NSWGR_46Class
Just call my Captain Rude
You might want to make the antennas about 50% smaller - the base is normaly a square concrete pad -Modified Commercial Aerial,
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/hamaerial03.jpg/
and the 12m home version,
If you think it is ok I will upload them.
Cheers,
Bill.
NSWGR_46Class
Just call my Captain Rude
Bill = yes - spot on
Larrymoecurly
New member
Bill
Your modified models look excellent. Well Done. All of them should be uploaded, as although, most towers are similar looking, the actual antennas differ in size, because of the different radio frequencies, that are transmitted by the ham radio operator.
Here is a commercial site <http://www.texastowers.com/>, under their catalogue section, you can see many different types of towers and antennas. For your future reference only. Thank you once again for your great work.
Your modified models look excellent. Well Done. All of them should be uploaded, as although, most towers are similar looking, the actual antennas differ in size, because of the different radio frequencies, that are transmitted by the ham radio operator.
Here is a commercial site <http://www.texastowers.com/>, under their catalogue section, you can see many different types of towers and antennas. For your future reference only. Thank you once again for your great work.
titaniclover
TS2010EE SP3; Build 49933
Radio communication is much needed in Trainz!
Many thanks from a fellow Ham.
73's
KC2RXO
Many thanks from a fellow Ham.
73's
KC2RXO
I was thinking a 40 foot tower with rotating 8 foot mast on top with a multi banf HF beam as shown here:
http://www.texastowers.com/cushcraft_a4s.htm
Note the demensions. 18 feet long, 32 feet wide.
http://www.texastowers.com/cushcraft_a4s.htm
Note the demensions. 18 feet long, 32 feet wide.
Speaking of train communications, I seem to remember a while back that there were UHF antennas along the railroad right-of-way for routes that were out in the boondocks - especially ones in hilly country. They acted as a repeater for the hand-helds in the cab and by personnel along the train to the ops center.
They looked like the top antenna on the mast (but reduced perhaps another 50% for frequencies in the 420-450Mhz range). They were sited beside the track and usually pointed down the track. Sometimes there were two: one pointed one way and the other pointed opposite. Height above ground depended on the terrain. I would imagine that if the mast was made, say, 10m tall, it could be 'pushed' into the ground to appear shorter.
I wish I had the talent of content creation, but I am definitely bad at it. My first experiment (a house) with Gmax turned out the size of a football stadium. A person standing in front of the front door would hear the opening strains of 'Also Spracht Zarathustra' ("2001" main theme).
Bill
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Willem2
Trainzer Kuid 97008
Hi Bill,
I have seen the ones you mean, will do something in that line.
The others have been uploaded and are awaiting approval.
Cheers,
Bill.
