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gafd6913 · Post by **gafd6913** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 1:13 pm

I work for a man who does radio tower (mostly microwave) inspections. On an inspection in VA, he spotted this tower from the top of the tower he was inspecting.

Now, this man has been in this business for over 30 years and he did'nt know what this tower was. This picture was taken from about five miles away. Any ideas? Thanks!

JAYMZ · Post by **JAYMZ** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 1:18 pm

Can't see what the tower looks like.....no picture on my end....

KG6EAQ · Post by **KG6EAQ** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 1:44 pm

Kings Diminion! It's an "Effiel Tower" remake! At least that's what I think it is, I was there in 1997, so I may be totally off! But I am VERY sure it's the amusement park!

http://www.geocities.com/gafd6945/unknown_tower.jpg
The pic worked that way!

gafd6913 · Post by **gafd6913** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 2:03 pm

That might be it. Although the tower would be located about 25 - 30 miles NW of Richmond. Try clickin the link below

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/gafd6945/vwp ... %26.view=t

If that don't work, let me know.

Astro_Saber · Post by **Astro_Saber** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 3:37 pm

secret Govt. facility to send out pulse linear dopler waves to scramble human brains

wa2zdy · Post by **wa2zdy** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 4:19 pm

If that's not the King's Dominion tower alongside I-95, someone else in Virginia has a good copy!

Tom in D.C. · Post by **Tom in D.C.** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 4:39 pm

1. Kings Dominion Park, Doswell, VA
2. Located just East of I-95.
3. Was still there as of the Richmond hamfest last January.
4. If you're not expecting it, when you see it you WILL say,
"What the HELL is THAT?"
5. Much smaller, I think, than the similar one in Paris.
6. Would make a great repeater site, if someone's not using it
already, but the problem is that it's so far from anywhere
it'd probably get little/no usage. Doswell is closer to Richmond
than it is to DC but it's the boonies no matter how you slice it.

Tom, W2NJS
...in D.C.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 5:33 pm

I don't live too far away from Richmond, and have been to the Kings Dominion theme park many times. It is probably what your friend saw along I-95.

Jay

10-95 · Post by **10-95** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 6:08 pm

I can't beleive you guys!!! This is the 21st Century, I thougHT everyone knew what a Doppler Weather radar looked like!! WRAL-TV here in Raleigh has one like it.

10-95

AngelFire_91 · Post by **AngelFire_91** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 6:59 pm

10-95 wrote:I can't beleive you guys!!! This is the 21st Century, I thougHT everyone knew what a Doppler Weather radar looked like!! WRAL-TV here in Raleigh has one like it.

10-95

I'm not meaning to offend anyone here, but that doesn't look like any type of Doppler Weather Radar I've ever seen. I have seen similar towers around the D.C. Area, but I'm unsure of what they are used for.

RadioSouth · Post by **RadioSouth** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 7:22 pm

Looks like a 360 deg. observation platform down a bit from the antenna.
See a wooded area, is it a fire watch tower doing double duty as an antenna tower ?

Post by **xmo** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 8:47 pm

Weather radar:

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/radar/radarresources.html

copcarguy · Post by **copcarguy** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 9:14 pm

There is also an Eiffle tower just like that at Kings Island amusement park in Cincinatti Ohio...

Dale Earnhardt · Post by **Dale Earnhardt** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 10:54 pm

A place for bungie jumping, and parachuteing!!!!!

APCOMAN · Post by **APCOMAN** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 11:12 pm

Might be a remote link station for satallites and the like. Maybe GPS. Who knows.

central150 · Post by **central150** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 11:20 pm

Alien docking station?

Cat_Herder · Post by **Cat_Herder** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 4:10 am

Yep Ya'll, it shure is the King's Dominion Tower. And it does have a few repeaters there as well....
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