I have done that a two different stations. Both stations are up and still on the air.
Once in 1978 at the local daytime AM station that was daytime only (I was chief engineer). It was a two tower directional array, but I only used one tower and a tuner at the base. The tower was 240 feet tall. Performance was amazing Three times I have used a single 300 ft. tower that has its base in salt water (exceptional ground system at a Caribbean station where I have been their consulting engineer for 30 years. They go off at 11 PM every night to conserve island power. The pileup the last time I fired up there in 2012 (tuner at the base) - even with just 100 watts of TX - was amazing. As was mentioned before, good ground systems and favorable land surrounding the vertical is the key! 73 Tim K3LR -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Radio KH6O via Topband Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2026 9:31 PM To: topband Subject: Topband: The Big Guys I just wish I should use one of these AM broadcast towers for about a week on 160: https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/facilities/a-historic-tower-falls-a -new-era-begins-for-st-louis-kfuo Have any of you had the pleasure of using an AM bcst band tower for 160 before it was taken down? -- 72 / 73 / 3579, Jeff KH6O / 6 on 160 acres of mountains and canyons _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
