Description
GWEN transmitting antennas consist of a concrete foundation 2 feet (0.61 m) above grade, a 3-foot-high (0.91 m) insulator, a 290-foot (88 m) steel tower, and 4-foot (1.2 m) lightning rods enclosed by a 42-foot (13 m) × 47-foot (14 m), 8-foot-high (2.4 m) chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. The tower itself would be supported by 15 guy wires attached to the ground at six anchor locations. Surrounding the tower and attached to it at the top and anchored in the ground by concrete blocks would be 12 top-loading elements (TLEs). The purpose of the TLEs is to enhance the efficiency of the antenna. Anchors for the TLEs and guy wires would be within the site boundaries.
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