WZHR WDCF Tower and antenna inspection Florida AM FM radio station. 

I think the nest is the least of the problem.. those fiberglass isolation links are very weathered, they become less effective at this point and tuning will be interesting. Is the heliax up to the FM element dressed in with twist ties and hose clamps?.. I see why nobody would climb this for inspection.

Someone needs to learn how to dress lines on a tower. Improper bends from tower to antenna and no grounds or even busses. Very little support. That seven eights is going to flop in the wind.

Hmm... a biologic capacitive hat? A little capacitive reactance not designed by the engineers? 😀

A circular polarized FM antenna ! I had one a wile then found a .94 wave Dominator was the last one in stock before they quit . A pirate in NYC bought the old one . what is the nest ? a Eagle ??

Been a long time since I studied antenna theory. Pretty sure that organic mass at the top of the tower is disallowed.

No light beacon under the nest?

That tower sure is flimsy looking. I wonder if it is really able to be climbed. To get an idea of the height I looked up the call letters, according to Wikipedia. WZHR ZephyrHills 1400 AM 1000watts class C with FM translator 104.3 and WDCF Dade City 1350 AM 1000watts day 500watts night class B with FM translator 102.3

That's the cheesiest antenna mount I've ever seen.

AM передатчик не работает, иначе аист неплохо бы поджарился прямо там!

Is that antenna available at Radio Shack?

Is that tower Rohn 45G??

It's my understanding that is a hybrid antenna giving the benefit of circular polarity and the reliability of a dipole. I'm guessing quarter wave.

Those 1/4 wave Antennas are surprisingly effective. I have used OMB ( Spain)version MP1 both single and stacked here in the uk , made of stainless steel too.

Could the “issues” be the bird nest that was at the top of the tower???

The AM cables are pretty weathered at the bottom.

Which is having the issue? the FM or the unipole?