Heubach Telecommunication Tower

The transmitter Heubach is a 142 meter high telecommunications tower of Deutsche Telekom AG on the glass mountain in Heubach in Baden- Württemberg. It is used in addition to the radio, the mobile and the bad radio the spread of FM radio and the amateur radio service.

History

1960, negotiations began between the German Post Office and the City of Heubach the construction of a radio tower to expand the telephone traffic and to allow the broadcast of the second television program. The location alternatives were Rosenstein, who was considered suitable as a radio technology better, and later realized location Glasberg, who was favored under conservation aspects. During the negotiations, a viewing platform was initially agreed on 40 meters, and later at the height of 25 meters, the land, the City free of charge by the Federal Post. The construction contract was signed on December 27, 1962. The tower was put into operation on 1 January 1966, at that time was 162.5 meters high.

The analogous distribution of the two television programs was set on 5 November 2008, as they are being broadcast with its launch of digital TV DVB -T in the region of East Württemberg from the transmitter eels. On 11 January 2009, the GRP cylinder was removed with the TV antennas are no longer needed, thereby reducing the overall height of the telecommunications tower Heubach by about 20 meters.

Equipment

In contrast to most telecommunications towers without operating pulpit of Heubach tower has an observation deck open to the public, which is located at a height of 25 meters and is accessed via a staircase with 139 steps. This platform is only open sporadically to the public. Currently responsible for the observation deck is the local chapter of the Swabian Heubach Albverein.

The Heubach Telecommunication Tower belongs to the rare type D type towers of the former federal post office, were built of which only five copies.

Frequencies and programs

Analogue radio (FM )

The antenna pattern of the main beam directions are given in degrees in the case of directed radiation.

Analog TV

Until the switchover to DVB - T following programs were broadcast in analog PAL:

Amateur radio

On the telecommunications tower are also two amateur radio relay with the call sign DB0SBG.