Knowledge (XXG)

Eifel Transmitter

Source 📝

64:. The elements of this mast were built by the firm of Hein, Lehmann AG, whilst construction work was carried out by BBS AG, Ludwigshafen. The first 20 metres of the mast were built using a small crane. The mast elements in heights between 20 and 100 metres were mounted by the aid of a car crane, while for the sections above a derrick crane was used. The new mast of Scharteberg transmitter consists of a 288 metre tall, guyed, lattice, steel structure with a square cross section, a side length of 2.1 metres and a 14 metre long GFK-cylinder on top for the UHF antenna. The total weight of the structure is 204 tons. The mast is guyed at 4 levels, 57, 123, 195 and 273 metres above ground. It is equipped with an elevator which runs up to a height of 281 metres. For aircraft warning 20 red neon lamps and two blinking lights with 1000 watt lamps are installed. 25: 17: 60:. Until 1985, the Scharteberg transmitter used a 160 metre tall guyed mast. However this mast did not allow good reception in deep valleys, so in 1985 a new, 302 metre tall, guyed, steel framework mast was built, becoming the tallest structure of 148: 109: 101: 24: 61: 102:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070524002907/http://www.daun.de/buerger/zahlen/sender%20eifel.html
45: 85: 37: 142: 73: 53: 49: 44:) is an FM and TV transmission facility for the German broadcasting company of 16: 90: 124: 111: 96: 57: 23: 15: 8: 28:Eifel Transmitter as seen from a paraglider. 97:http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b46678 7: 14: 149:Radio masts and towers in Germany 86:Scharteberg Transmission Tower 1: 165: 48:and is located on the 41: 29: 21: 27: 19: 125:50.21871°N 6.75063°E 62:Rhineland-Palatinate 121: /  30: 22: 130:50.21871; 6.75063 34:Eifel Transmitter 20:Eifel Transmitter 156: 136: 135: 133: 132: 131: 126: 122: 119: 118: 117: 114: 164: 163: 159: 158: 157: 155: 154: 153: 139: 138: 129: 127: 123: 120: 115: 112: 110: 108: 107: 82: 70: 12: 11: 5: 162: 160: 152: 151: 141: 140: 105: 104: 99: 94: 81: 80:External links 78: 77: 76: 69: 66: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 161: 150: 147: 146: 144: 137: 134: 103: 100: 98: 95: 93: 92: 87: 84: 83: 79: 75: 74:List of masts 72: 71: 67: 65: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 26: 18: 106: 89: 42:Sender Eifel 33: 31: 128: / 54:Kirchweiler 50:Scharteberg 113:50°13′07″N 91:Structurae 116:6°45′02″E 143:Category 68:See also 58:Germany 38:German 52:near 32:The 88:at 46:SWR 145:: 56:, 40:: 36:(

Index



German
SWR
Scharteberg
Kirchweiler
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
List of masts
Scharteberg Transmission Tower
Structurae
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b46678
https://web.archive.org/web/20070524002907/http://www.daun.de/buerger/zahlen/sender%20eifel.html
50°13′07″N 6°45′02″E / 50.21871°N 6.75063°E / 50.21871; 6.75063
Category
Radio masts and towers in Germany

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.