Many hams put up some pretty impressive antenna farms with large towers and big arrays. I have a small tower up at the cabin but it is quite puny (about 30 feet) compared to these more serious stations. I like to check out big antenna installations, especially the big commercial towers, as we travel around the country.
There are quite a few radio towers in the range of 2000 feet (~600 meters), as listed on this Wikipedia page. At 2063 feet, the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota is the tallest radio mast in the world. This article has some interesting background on the tower: Where the Real Skyscrapers Are (Hint: North Dakota).
The WEAU tower in Wisconsin, listed as 2000 feet, collapsed in 2011 due to a winter ice storm. Pete/WD4IXD recently pointed me to this video that describes how the tower was rebuilt within one year of the failure. What an amazing story!
So you may think your antenna is big but it’s probably not 2000 feet tall.
73 Bob K0NR
Thank you for a very interesting article on the “BIG” antennas ! Loved “The Tall Tower ” !
SIze does matter.
Amazing, thanks for finding and posting this!