Guyed tower 119283
Portsmouth, Virginia · Portsmouth city
Overview
ASR 119283 is one of 31 registered structures in Portsmouth, VA. It is a guyed tower standing 152 m (499 ft) above ground.
Compared with other guyed tower registrations in Virginia, it is 56.0% taller than the median of 98 m.
Registration is held by American Towers LLC, which owns 5 of the structures registered in Portsmouth, VA.
Line-of-sight distance from the top of a 152 m structure is about 51 km (31.6 mi) under the standard 4/3-earth model. Actual usable range is normally much shorter, since hills, buildings and foliage all cut into it.
This is a dense cluster: 13 other registered structures fall within 5 km, the closest just 562 m to the WSW.
The registration dates from the 1970s, part of the 2,950 structures on file for Virginia.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 119283 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Constructed | 1972 |
| Date on record | 1 Nov 1972 |
| Coordinates | 36.87683, -76.39106 |
| County | Portsmouth city |
| Registered owner | American Towers LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Virginia | 56th of 2,950 taller than 98.1% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Portsmouth | 2nd of 31 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 28 |
| Median guyed tower in Virginia | 98 m (320 ft) +56.0% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 51 km (32 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 13 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562 m | WSW | Mast | 79 m (260 ft) | 115852 |
| 720 m | WSW | Monopole | 61 m (199 ft) | 102113 |
| 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | ENE | Tower array | 62 m (203 ft) | 2643499 |
| 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | ENE | Tower array | 62 m (203 ft) | 2643502 |
| 1.8 km (1.1 mi) | ESE | Lattice tower | 99 m (325 ft) | 2707558 |
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.
These figures come from the FCC's Antenna Structure Registration database, filed under registration 119283. Heights and coordinates are as submitted by the registrant, not independently surveyed.
"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.