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The Blosenbergturm is a transmitting tower in Beromünster, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, built in 1937 for the Germanradio station DRS and sending at a AMfrequency of 531 kHz. The Blosenbergturm has a height of 217 m and is a self-radiating tower insulated against ground, i.e. the entire tower structure is used as an antenna. It has a cabin at a height of 150 m, containing electrical equipment to supply the tower with high frequency power. Beromünster is a town in Switzerland. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... A yagi antenna Most simply, an antenna is an electronic component designed to send or receive radio waves. ...
External link
Further technical data about Blosenbergturm, in German
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b41475
See also
List of towers Olympiaturm This is list of towers - structures with limited floor space as compared to more regular buildings, and which supporting their own weight (as opposed to masts which are held standing by guylines). ...
On the left there is an earthing switch and a spark gap for lightning protection.
One of the best-known radiating towers is the Blosenbergturm in Beromünster.
Concrete towers are not suitable for insulation, because of their enormous weight, exceeding the weight of guyed masts and lattice masts in an order of at least 10.
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