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Title: McDill repeater site
Post by: SkierBob on Nov 29, 10, 03:55:25 PM

Yesterday we road across the ridge from my place to Hauser and McDill. 

This is the L.A. county radio site at McDill that burned. 

(http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Bobalotta/Hauser%20and%20McDill/P1060236.jpg)

my friend Bob King
(http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Bobalotta/Hauser%20and%20McDill/P1060232.jpg)

me
(http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Bobalotta/Hauser%20and%20McDill/P1060230.jpg)

I don't think the camera or anything else on this tower is operational. The hardline attenna feeds were in a melted mess at the bottom of the tower.
(http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Bobalotta/Hauser%20and%20McDill/P1060237.jpg)

Title: Re: McDill repeater site
Post by: Wrightwood on Nov 29, 10, 05:07:35 PM

What a mess.
In the first photo it looks like a catwalk or ladder collapsed.

Were there structures or bunkers that burned?

Title: Re: McDill repeater site
Post by: SkierBob on Nov 29, 10, 09:52:32 PM

Title: Re: McDill repeater site
Post by: SkierBob on Jan 22, 11, 11:05:23 PM

This is the new home for one of the repeaters burned at the McDill site. I think they're going to notice a big difference in coverage.  Mountain tops are hard to beat. Nothing is active on this tower other then the antenna we put up.  It's a nice tower, easy to climb.

I scratched the lens on my camera on this job, I'm glad it can't be seen in the photos.  :'(

(http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Bobalotta/AVUHSD%20tower/P1060633.jpg)

(http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Bobalotta/AVUHSD%20tower/P1060639.jpg)

(http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Bobalotta/AVUHSD%20tower/P1060641.jpg)

Title: Re: McDill repeater site
Post by: SkierBob on Jan 24, 11, 07:41:44 PM

Hauser from McDill. 
(http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Bobalotta/Hauser%20dec%2012%202010/P1060642.jpg)