Sears Tower Getting Ready to put Antenna Back

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Don,
I have at least one 6" to N transition but we need it every once in a while, sorry. I don't know what they expect to do with the abandoned 6". I have heard that the "alley" going up to that pylon is so full, that I would not be able to get through it. That means that the original line is likely buried under a lot of other lines and will remain in place for eternity.

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Don,
I have at least one 6" to N transition but we need it every once in a while, sorry.

So I guess I can just buy a pair of transitions at Radio Shack? I am also guessing that if I pick it up they will let me have it for free.

(Of course you realize I am just kidding... right?)

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Yes you can have it. There are a few problems though...
The line comes in 20 ft. lengths, weighing close to 4 lbs per foot plus flanges,
You will have to get it down in the passenger elevators from 109 which have a ceiling height of 10 ft,
Then you have to get it down the escalator to get to the ground floor,
Then you have to get it through the revolving doors on the street level.
Last time I asked for an N connector at Radio Shack they tried to give me an F to BNC adapter.

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Then you have to get it through the revolving doors on the street level.

How do they get anything else large in or out of the building?

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

How do they get anything else large in or out of the building?

A bulldozer, a wrecking ball, and a whole lotta lube!

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

How do they get anything else large in or out of the building?

You have to schedule an appointment with the freight elevator operators. There are multiple elevators and the big one has a 13 foot ceiling in the back half of the car and is double wide compared to the other elevators. It also goes from the third sub basement to the top. I forget what the lifting capacity is but I know our high voltage supplies are 800 lbs. each and they came up the elevator. The hard part is, all the elevators are in the core of the building so they face each other or are back to back. This means that the turning radius coming through the elevator lobbies must be calculated for the length of freight you intend to lift and move onto floors. It might require the load to be moved while one end is lifted in the air and the other rides near the floor level. The height of each floor is about 12 feet but there is considerable material hanging from the ceilings in many areas. Finished areas have suspended ceilings that are far shorter than the actual height.

[cgmv123]

I'd just get it up to the roof and fly it down.