Don't forget that 50 bucks of copper! And dies it seem weird to anyone else gold is worth more than platinum? I remember shopping for wedding rings way back when and platinum ones cost way more. I'm guessing because they don't use pure gold in most rings.
They will also boil you alive. There is a reason they have to be turned off for maintenance. Don't forget to cut their power and make sure there isn't a backup diesel generator powering it.
This is not true as the amount of materials is going to depend on the total number of rad centers on the tower and the number of antenna per sector, as well as the size of the individual make up of antenna in each sector which can vary based on the carrier needs.
Some towers may also have a mix of 4g antenna as well a microwave back haul dishes which use hollow copper waveguide cables (generally EW63) that tend to be several hundred feet long. There are also some whip and omni antennas for various things as well.
We also can't forget about the tower ground bus bars and downleads as well as the associated ground leads, lugs, connectors, and if you wanted to be ambitious, ground rods.
Basically there can be way more or way less than 11lb of copper on a tower.
If you can stand getting so close to it. I'm able to hear when CRT TVs are turned on, I'm not gonna risk my brain literally getting fried to get that metal.
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Some towers may also have a mix of 4g antenna as well a microwave back haul dishes which use hollow copper waveguide cables (generally EW63) that tend to be several hundred feet long. There are also some whip and omni antennas for various things as well.
We also can't forget about the tower ground bus bars and downleads as well as the associated ground leads, lugs, connectors, and if you wanted to be ambitious, ground rods.
Basically there can be way more or way less than 11lb of copper on a tower.
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Ok it's not that insane only 11k of Plat. And probably not easy to sort out
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