WETS Photo Gallery
![Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6e8a7b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+268/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F43%2F80bbef90432ea7991b9fe1f2e8c3%2F20230307-105047.jpg)
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— Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/54eb075/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+268/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2F5e%2Ffad9d3994a199bea9b2e9e259f92%2F20230307-104922.jpg)
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— Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d464321/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+268/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fc8%2F6539747544dcb9047bfae96f06a6%2F20230307-104913.jpg)
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— Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/45fcb5e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+268/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F05%2Fd34040ec4cf3b48c62e12a2cbc39%2F20230307-103807.jpg)
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— Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/583cd2f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+268/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2Fa4%2Fc435b88849229ecec1deba719db9%2F20230307-103956.jpg)
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— Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/38aebf6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1848+0+1076/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F6f%2F4139b1ac460bb1d31f5c3ab4df90%2F20230307-103926.jpg)
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— Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Pictures on the way to translator site on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Flower near gate on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/79adaf5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1848+0+934/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F16%2F4d%2F0f3cd6b343cd92a16700b76a4a5c%2F20230307-115349.jpg)
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— Flower near gate on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Flower near gate on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Hang gliding ramp on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/580c1dd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+182/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2F84%2Fee7cecd14eb7a3e7fb8a76e203a3%2F20230307-121131.jpg)
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— Hang gliding ramp on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Hang gliding ramp on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Memorial for hang glider, Steve Green, on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/534d44a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+536/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2F2a%2Fb20cc43549b3b23416348d08ab91%2F20230307-121105.jpg)
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— Memorial for hang glider, Steve Green, on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Memorial for hang glider, Steve Green, on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![View from hang gliding ramp on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5b5f437/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+536/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F43%2F3f%2F59d88e9c42248c757498f3d2df33%2F20230307-121222.jpg)
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— View from hang gliding ramp on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
View from hang gliding ramp on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![View on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5f7206/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+414/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2Fc3%2F2c7001514f43bde438b97ebdf46e%2F20230307-122328.jpg)
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— View on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
View on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Translator building on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f326ed8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+285/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2F41%2Fb77967c84e50ab5927d4eb2aff9c%2F20230307-121901.jpg)
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— Translator building on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Translator building on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![Old outhouse on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f6db639/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1848+0+1553/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F01%2F28%2Fb7dcb0784f5683195bfdb234d089%2F20230307-123043.jpg)
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— Old outhouse on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Old outhouse on Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
![FM Translators at Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/16c39ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2464+0+0/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb4%2F01%2F86579bf84076b7112c0f05aca954%2F20230307-122542.jpg)
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— FM Translators at Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
FM Translators at Hibriten Mountain in North Carolina.
Chad Barrett
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— Tower on Holston Mountain.
Tower on Holston Mountain.
Dave Edwards
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— Collins 831G-1 FM transmitter.
Collins 831G-1 FM transmitter.
Dave Edwards
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— Harris Z16HD+ Transmitter
Harris Z16HD+, the HD transmitter.
Dave Edwards
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— Various Equipment At Transmitter Site
Various Equipment At Transmitter Site
Dave Edwards
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— Harris HT 35 CD transmitter
Getting the main Harris HT35CD transmitter back on-air (the temperature was 0 degrees in the building)
Dave Edwards
Trip To The Translator (Lenoir, NC)
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Images of a trip up to the transmitter in wintertime.
Dave Edwards
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Images of a trip up to the transmitter in wintertime.
Dave Edwards
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Images of a trip up to the transmitter in wintertime.
Dave Edwards
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Images of a trip up to the transmitter in wintertime.
Dave Edwards
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Images of a trip up to the transmitter in wintertime.
Dave Edwards
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Images of a trip up to the transmitter in wintertime.
Dave Edwards
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Images of a trip up to the transmitter in wintertime.
Dave Edwards
![Snow on the way up the transmitter road.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dcf80e5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3264x2010+0+292/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F88%2F16%2F45f815734c218e01f7d0b9517652%2Fimg-20230113-124802.jpg)
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— Snow on the way up the transmitter road.
Snow on the way up the transmitter road.
Chad Barrett
![Snow on the road to the transmitter.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bb3c92b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3264x2010+0+31/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2Fc2%2Fe37407074a8da16a840675a540d7%2Fimg-20230113-125501.jpg)
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— Snow on the road to the transmitter.
Snow on the road to the transmitter.
Chad Barrett
![Snow on the road to the transmitter.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1b04a09/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3264x2010+0+233/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F6d%2F4244b5a44196a63820e47a3aa707%2Fimg-20230113-125005.jpg)
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— Snow on the road to the transmitter.
Snow on the road to the transmitter.
Chad Barrett
![Icy trees at transmitter site.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d00fd47/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2448x1508+0+964/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F3b%2F58ff12654edd9403132a7c2ee29a%2Fimg-20230113-120618.jpg)
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— Icy trees at transmitter site.
Icy trees at transmitter site.
Dave Edwards
WETS In Wintertime