N 43 44 16.4 W 124 04 34.4 (NAD 83)
Flooded, December 31, 2005
(From James Boyd K7MKN, Boyd Broadcast Technical Services)
"I received a troubling phone call from Dave Bischoff [K7UIR, Chief Engineer of the Pamplin stations in Portland: 860 KPAM & 1550 KKAD] this afternoon (Sat 12/31) and pictures from the site. This is KDUN in Reedsport, owned by Pamplin. I don’t yet know the extent of the damage, but there appears to be about 6 inches or more of water into the transmitter building (which by the way is elevated about 8 to 10 feet above ground level). In the photos you can see about the top foot or so of the ATU.
Inside the building is a Nautel XL-60 (day transmitter), a Nautel ND-1 (night transmitter) and other related equipment. The river is the Smith River near its confluence with the Umpqua River. There is a dike along the river and one side of the property. The tower base is about 10 feet above sea level [the tower is just over 200 feet tall]. This is the same site that lost a tower in a freak wind storm a couple of years ago. I probably will make an attempt to get to the site tomorrow or Monday. Several highways into Reedsport were closed today except, US 101 from the south."
Photos by Dave Bischoff
