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Guyed tower 1096992

Sonora, Texas · Sutton County

Overall height
158 m (518 ft)
Rank in TX
342nd
of 14,588
Constructed
2005
21 years ago
Radio horizon
52 km (32 mi)
estimate

Overview

Registered with the FCC as structure 1096992, this guyed tower in Sonora, TX was built in 2005 and rises 158 m (518 ft) from the ground.

It is taller than 97.7% of the 14,588 registered structures in Texas, placing it 342nd statewide.

Ranger Communications, INC. is the registered owner. It is a small holder by ASR standards, with 3 registered structures in Texas.

From 158 m up, the horizon sits about 52 km (32.2 mi) away. Coverage in the real world falls off well before that limit because of terrain, buildings and the physics of the band in use.

Its nearest neighbour is a lattice tower 280 m to the WNW, standing 98 m tall.

It is one of 29 structures on the FCC register in Sonora, TX, and dates from the 2000s.

Location

Coordinates
30.56031, -100.63194

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Registration record

as filed with the FCC
FCC registration 1096992
Structure type Guyed tower
Overall height (AGL) 158 m (518 ft)
Height above sea level 842 m (2,761 ft)
Constructed 2005
Date on record 1 Mar 2005
Coordinates 30.56031, -100.63194
County Sutton County
Registered owner Ranger Communications, INC.
Owner type Other

How it compares

calculated from the full national dataset
Height rank in Texas 342nd of 14,588 taller than 97.7%
Height rank in Sonora 3rd of 29
Height rank in county 3rd of 27
Median guyed tower in Texas 102 m (335 ft) +54.7% vs median
Radio horizon (estimate) 52 km (32 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain
Other structures within 5 km 9

Nearest registered structures

north is up
0.3 mi 0.7 mi 1.0 mi Lattice tower — 280 m WNW Pole — 1.0 km (0.6 mi) NW Tower — 1.1 km (0.7 mi) ESE Tower — 1.5 km (0.9 mi) N Guyed tower — 1.6 km (1.0 mi) SSE
Distance Bearing Type Height ASR
280 m WNW Lattice tower 98 m (320 ft) 2712401
1.0 km (0.6 mi) NW Pole 27 m (90 ft) 2669505
1.1 km (0.7 mi) ESE Tower 141 m (462 ft) 110728
1.5 km (0.9 mi) N Tower 61 m (200 ft) 2638618
1.6 km (1.0 mi) SSE Guyed tower 151 m (496 ft) 98533

About this record

A slender mast held upright by tensioned cables anchored around it. The cheapest way to go very tall, which is why most structures above 300 m are guyed.

Details on this page come from the FCC's public ASR file. The register records the physical structure and its owner; it does not list the antennas mounted on it or the networks they serve.

"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.