Sender Scharteberg

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The Sender Scharteberg (transmitter Scharteberg) is a FM- and TV-transmission facility for FM- and TV-broadcasting of SWR near Kirchweiler, Germany. Until 1985 Scharteberg transmitter used as antenna tower a 160 metre tall guyed mast. However this mast did not allow a good reception in deep valleys, so in 1985 a new 302 metre tall guyed steel framework mast, which is the tallest structure of Rhineland-Palatinate, was built. The elements of this mast were built by Fa. Hein, Lehmann AG, while construction work was done by BBS AG, Ludwigshafen. The first 20 metres of the mast were built with a small crane. The mast elements in heights between 20 and 100 metres were mounted by the aid of a car crane, while for the sections above a derrick crane was used. The new mast of Scharteberg transmitter consists of a 288 metre tall guyed lattice steel structure with a square cross section with a side length of 2.1 metres and a 14 metre long GFK-cylinder on its top for the UHF-antenna. The total weight of the structure is 204 tons. The mast is guyed in 4 levels, 57, 123, 195 and 273 metres above ground. It is equipped with an elevator which runs up to a height of 281 metres. For aircraft warning 20 red neon lamps and two blinking lights with 1000 watt lamps are installed.