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List of masts - encyclopedia article about List of masts. (3103 words) |
 | At construction the height of the tower of Zendstation Smilde was 270 metres with this mast. |
 | Towers and buildings with masts on them (that are a hybrid) are in their own list. |
 | Two shorter towers may be a better option the one taller one, for example, or a higher tower might not be useful if the signal is blocked by terrain nor if all the listeners are in a concentrated area and a higher tower cannot pay for itself. |
| List of masts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (265 words) |
 | While commonly used on sailing ships as support for sails, radio masts and towers are also used for telecommunication equipment such as radio antennas, also known as aerials in the UK. |
 | There is often crossover in term usage as some skyscraper use the tower term, some towers use the mast term, and ironically 'skyscraper' has some word heritage from references to high sailboat masts. |
 | Self-supporting masts are covered as towers under the List of towers, and the borderline cases are mentioned separately (hybrid designs, under water, etc.) elsewhere on this page. |