Eastside Fort Worth water tower pictures taken March, June and July 2002

  1. outside looking at hatch

  2. outside looking at hatch from another angle

  3. inside looking back at hatch

  4. looking through hatch inside

  5. looking up ladder from inside on bottom

  6. looking up ladder right below platform

  7. looking at platform opening from platform

  8. another view of platform opening from platform

  9. another view of platform opening with hatch down

  10. view of platform

  11. looking up tube from platform

  12. looking down tube from top

  13. another view of top hatch

  14. another view of top hatch

  15. Carl, N5CN getting funky on top

  16. Carl, N5CN taking pictures

  17. Carl, N5CN getting funky on top again

  18. close-up of angle iron antenna mount

  19. view west of downtown Fort Worth through the haze

  20. view southwest of KXAS-TV Channel 5 towers through the haze

  21. some of the antennas inside the tower prior to installation

  22. some of the antennas and hardware at the second level inside the tower

  23. Carl, N5CN next to the 2 meter antenna with the 6 meter antenna to the right

  24. Chuck, N5UN working on the 2 meter antenna (photo by N5CN)

  25. Carl, N5CN working on the 6 meter antenna with downtown Fort Worth over his right shoulder

  26. Chuck, N5UN working on the 440 antenna (photo by N5CN)

  27. Chuck, N5UN working on the 6 meter antenna (photo by N5CN)

  28. a view of the coax during installation

  29. Chuck, N5UN replacing a coax connector (not fun on the tower!) (photo by N5CN)

  30. a close up of the 420 MHz link antenna

  31. Ken, N5UA and Chuck, N5UN discussing how to finish the coax installation (photo by N5CN)

  32. Ken, N5UA and Chuck, N5UN obviously under the influence of heat stroke! (photo by N5CN)

  33. Ken, N5UA and Chuck, N5UN tying down the coax (photo by N5CN)

  34. another shot of Ken, N5UA and Chuck, N5UN tying down the coax (photo by N5CN)

  35. Ken, N5UA proudly displaying his Cactus Radio Club shirt

  36. Chuck, N5UN and Ken, N5UA preparing to seal the coax opening (photo by N5CN)

  37. a view of the finished coax installation

  38. the coax coming down the ladder toward the rack

  39. coax terminated behind the rack

  40. a picture of the finished installation with the rack

  41. Carl, N5CN with the 442.975 MHz N5UA repeater installed in the rack

  42. turn out the lights, the party's over!!

Eastside Fort Worth water tower pictures taken October and November 2003

  1. Ken, N5UA refurbishing a DB-224 for use on the EMWIN transmitter at the eastside

  2. A close-up of the DB-224 showing a lot of corrosion

  3. Chuck, N5UA making some mechanical repairs to the DB-224 (photo by N5UA)

  4. Ken, N5UA showing the completed refurbishment

  5. Carl, N5CN displaying the muscle power needed to hoist antennas inside the tower

  6. Looking down from the first platform inside the tower

  7. Carl. N5CN standing next to some of the antennas that will be hoisted to the top

  8. The additional antennas waiting to be installed on the east side tower

  9. Chuck, N5UN preparing the center splice on a DB-420 antenna prior to installation (photo by N5CN)

  10. Chuck, N5UN installing the 29.56 MHz DB-201 RX antenna (photo by N5CN)

  11. Left to right the EMWIN DB-224, 29.56 MHz DB-201 and DB-410 antennas

  12. Chuck, N5UN striking a pose next to the 420 MHz Yagi antenna for 442.975's link (photo by N5CN)

  13. Starting to cut a new cable access hole in the top of the tank

  14. The access hole ready for the jig saw to finish the job

  15. Chuck, N5UN using the jig saw (photo by N5CN)

  16. Carl, N5CN grinding the edge of the hole smooth

  17. View from inside the tank as Carl is grinding the edge of the hole

  18. The finished cable access hole

  19. Carl, N5CN standing next to the 29.56 MHz DB-201 RX antenna

  20. Chuck, N5UN and friends (not the eastside site, a different tower site)

  21. Chuck, N5UN starting to put on a 7/8 inch Heliax connector (photo by N5CN)

  22. Putting in the center pin (photo by N5CN)

  23. Chuck, N5UN Tightening the connector shell (photo by N5CN)

  24. W5DFW 29.56 MHz RX package - from the top, pass cavity for 445.375 Link TX, Johnson 445.375  Link TX, SCOM 5K controller, 29.56 RX, power supply.  Stuff on the back that you can't see:  RX crystal filter for 29.56 RX and circulator for 445.375 Link TX

  25. 2 runs of 7/8 Heliax in the new cable access hole

  26. Chuck, N5UN connecting the Heliax to the DB-408 used on the 445.375 MHz TX for W5DFW 29.66 repeater (photo by N5CN)

  27. Installing the flashing to seal the new cable access hole (photo by N5CN)

  28. The completed sealing job

  29. Chuck, N5UN striking yet another pose next to the 420 MHz Yagi (photo by N5CN)

  30. The finished cable installation containing 2 1/2 inch and 4 7/8 inch Heliax cables

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