WYFR Photographs
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| This is the station identification sign where the WYFR
driveway meets the south side of SR724, approximately six miles west of US441, just a bit north of Okeechobee. A few of the antenna-farm towers in
the southwest portion of the antenna-farm can be seen in the background.
Unfortunately, the various wire antennas themselves cannot be seen, because
absolutely beautiful wire antennas such as these just don't photograph too well. |
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| This is a from-north-to-south view of the transmitter and office building located near the center of the property. The small office is in the front-right corner. The huge remainder of the building is occupied by the transmitters along the interior of the east and west building-sides, their respective cooling units, the main station audio-control-room in the center of the building, and the machine-shop and repair-shop at the rear. One of the transmitter cooling vents can be seen on the right side of the building, near the front. A feed line support pole can be seen at the extreme left edge of this photo. |
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| This is WYFR transmitter #13, which is used for broadcasting to Mexico and points further west. WB8UUJ is standing next to the control panel for this specific transmitter. The door-panels with windows behind his back are portals to the final amplifier tube, the modulator tube, and the cooling units. The engineer-on-duty can switch on a light behind each door to view the interior through the window. |
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| These are views of the outside of the west wall of the transmitter building. Blower vents can be seen, as well as can the many antenna feed-lines passing from the building, onto their support poles, and then out and on their way out to the antennas themselves. |
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| This is a typical transmitter-specific control panel. With different antennas for different propagation requirements, this particular transmitter is used for transmissions to Africa and Eastern Canada. |
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| On the right, this is a view down a portion of one of the transmitter aisles on the inside of one of the outside walls of the building. Three WYFR transmitters can be seen, WYFR #3, WYFR #2 and WYFR #1. As identified in the photo, WYFR #3 was built by Continental Electronics. On the left are glass windows into the main audio-control-room. |
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| This is the outside of the east wall of the transmitter building. Transmitters line the interior of this wall. Their respective antenna feed lines and support poles can be seen. |
