WSM Radio Tower Base Insulator by Lapp

By Steve McCollum; posted October 24, 2013

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The tower base insulator for WSM. Watt Hairston, Chief Engineer, says it is supporting the 808 foot antenna and guy wires to the tune of over 300 tons of pressure. The Lapp insulator is designed to handle as much as 600 tons of load. From: http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/ccs/wsmpix.htm

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