The Archive · 1938

Giant Mast

The new aerial mast at KDKA, Saxonburg, near Pittsburgh, Pa. is said to be the tallest in the world. With a total height of 718 feet and weighing 60 tons, the top is often obscured by clouds, and it is claimed that great improvements have been eflected in radiation with this new aerial The mast is composed of 32 three-cornered welded steel sections, and it rests in a ball and socket point of a single large porcelain insulator, It makes the local steel "cage" or bamboo pole masts look like the work of a very raw novice.

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