{"id":669,"date":"2010-11-15T14:05:14","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T19:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=669"},"modified":"2010-11-16T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T14:42:20","slug":"out-of-the-ether-into-the-mud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2010\/11\/15\/out-of-the-ether-into-the-mud\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of the ether, into the mud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friends in fundraising tell me to never refer to radio as an &#8220;ethereal&#8221; medium. People like to give money to bricks and mortar.<\/p>\n<p>We may not have new brick buildings, but we do have a new tower site.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been following Radio Bob&#8217;s recent posts, you know we&#8217;re putting up a tower for a new transmitter, between Gouverneur and Antwerp. Bob gave you the tower shots. I visited the site on Friday. Nice to get some mud on my boots. Even nicer to see Jerry Hunt&#8217;s Oklahoma crew and the Farley Equipment crew out of Gouverneur getting the job done. Here are some ground level shots:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_671\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerpjerrybob1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-671\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-671 \" title=\"antwerpjerrybob1\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerpjerrybob1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerpjerrybob1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerpjerrybob1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry, Boady and Radio Bob preparing the second 90&#39; length of tower for lift up.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_672\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerptowerjerrybob2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-672\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-672\" title=\"antwerptowerjerrybob2\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerptowerjerrybob2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerptowerjerrybob2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerptowerjerrybob2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thinking it over...Jerry and Radio Bob.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_673\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerpcranetruck.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-673\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-673\" title=\"antwerpcranetruck\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerpcranetruck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerpcranetruck.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerpcranetruck-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh Kirby and Barry Turner, from Farley Equipment in Gouverneur, operated the big 200&#39; crane.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_674\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerptowerhook.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-674\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-674\" title=\"antwerptowerhook\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerptowerhook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerptowerhook.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerptowerhook-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh and Barry with the hook.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_675\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerprock.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-675\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-675\" title=\"antwerprock\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerprock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerprock.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/files\/2010\/11\/antwerprock-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio Bob took photos of the installation from a perch located on the other side of Route 11. Great spot for getting pictures...and just in case the tower or crane...<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friends in fundraising tell me to never refer to radio as an &#8220;ethereal&#8221; medium. 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