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WICC600 Weather Forecast
ACE,
JANE
ANDERSON,
HERBERT
BALDWIN,
GOV. RAYMOND E.
BALLOU,
FLORENCE 1, 2
BATCHELDER,
ANNA
BEEBE,
IRA DOW, DR.
BICKFORD,
LELAND
BLAKE,
VIRGINIA
BRITT,
JIM
BROWN,
KEITH
BROWN,
LORRAINE
BROWN
SISTERS
CALDWELL,
ERSKINE
CALLAHAN,
VINCENT J.
CANTADELLA,
GEORGE, MRS.
CARMER,
CARL
CHARTERS,
JOHN
CHASSERLY,
ANN
CLARK,
W. ROCKWELL
COBB,
DICK
COCHER,
ERIC
CONNOLLY,
HAROLD, DR.
CONWAY,
MARY
COOGAN,
MARIE
CRAWFORD,
WINTHROP
CRONIN,
FRANCIS J.
CULLITY,
WALTER
DAY,
WILLIAM HORACE, REV.
DENMARK,
KIRK
DETTINGER,
ALMA
DIMOCK,
EDWARD J.
DLUGO,
ALICE
DORITY,
HARRY ELIOT
DOYLE,
THOMAS
DRYER,
BERNARD
EATON,
WALTER PRICHARD
ELLIOT,
WILLIAM 1, 2
ELMENDORF,
FRANCIS M.
ESCHBACH,
CHARLES E.
FADIMAN,
CLIFTON
FARLEY,
WILLIAM J. 1, 2 ,3
,4
FEDORY,
TITANIA S.
FIELDS,
CURTIS F.
FISH,
FREDERICK, MRS.
FISHMAN,
CHARLOTTE
FOREST,
ISLE, DR.
FOSTER,
BERT
FOSTER,
FRANK P. III
FOSTER,
PERLEY
FOTI,
FRANK
FRASER,
CLIFFORD
GILMORE,
JAMES
GIRLS
BOWLING TEAM
GOLLENCHER,
MARIA
GOODMAN,
CARL
GREENHOUSE,
BARNETT, DR.
GRUZA,
LARRY
HALE,
ARTHUR
HAM,
ALBERT
HAMDEN
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
HARLOW,
ROY
HARRIS,
PHIL
HEEGLEMAN,
GEORGIA
HESS,
JOHN
HILLIARD,
HARRIET
HOAGLAND,
EVERET
HOSSIER
HOT SHOTS
HOSKINS,
FRED, REV.
HOYT,
ART
HUBERT,
HAL
JACOBSON,
ANDY
JAMES,
MARQUIS
JOHNSON,
EVERETT
JOHNSTONE,
JACK
JONES,
DON
JONES,
FLOYD
KEEN,
MR.
KEICH,
GEORGE
KELLY,
RICHARD
KIDDER,
WALTER
KILPACK,
BENNETT
KING,
EDWARD
KING,
MARGARET
KIRK,
CHRISTINE
KLEINER,
HARRY
KNOLLENBERG,
BERNHARD
KROPOTKIN,
PRINCESS
LaBARR,
FLORENCE
LaHAYE,
JUDSON 1, 2, 3,
4
LaHAYE,
LOUIS
LAWRENCE,
JOHNNY
LEONARD,
MILDRED
LEVY,
E.F., DR.
LEWIS,
MARTIN
LINDE,
JOSEPH I., DR.
LOMAS,
VALERIA E.
LOPEZ,
JOSEPH 1, 2, 3
LOVETT,
SIDNEY, REV.
MAGUIRE,
ROBERT F.
MASTERS,
FRANKIE
McBAIN,
RALPH
McCRORY,
BRIAN
McGRATH,
RAY
McLEAN,
LOIS
McLEVY,
JASPER, MAYOR
METCALF,
JOHN
MEYERS,
GUS, JR.
MILLER,
VIRGINIA
MILLS,
MARJORIE
MONOGHAN,
FRANK, DR.
MORTON,
JAMES
MOSS,
RUTH
MURPHY,
JOHN W., MAYOR
NELSON,
OZZIE
NORRIS,
BOBBY
O'CONNELL,
CARDINAL WM.
ORNE,
HAROLD
PAGLIUCA,
SALVATORE
PAIGE,
RAYMOND
PARKINSON,
THOMAS
PLATT,
EDWARD A., SHERIFF
POLI,
JEANNE 1, 2, 3,
4
PORTER,
ALFRED E.
RAPIEFF,
KENNETH
RAY,
GARO W.
REICHMAN,
JOE
REILLY,
JOHN A., FATHER
REILLY,
JOHN H JR.
REILLY,
SHERMAN
ROWE,
FRED
ROZENE,
JANET
RUBANO,
JAMES W.
RUSSELL,
CATHERINE
SHEPPARD,
JOHN III
SHUMOFSKY,
MORRIS
SLATER,
BILL
SLAVIN,
J. EDWARD, SHERIFF
SLIM,
YODELING
SMELTER,
RUTH
SMITH,
FRANCELIA
SNAVELY,
JEFF
SPRATT,
HARRY
STEVENS,
JACK
STONE,
EZRA
SULLIVAN,
VINCENT J.
SWING,
RAYMOND GRAM
TALLEROY,
OLIVE
THE
BELLMEN
THORPE,
CAROLINE
TIRELL,
KATHRYN
TOWLE,
EDWIN
TRAENDLY,
JACK
TRAVERS,
LINUS
TUCKER,
TOMMY
TULLY,
FRANCIS
VAN,
BILLY V.
VINCENT,
GILBERT J.
VINING,
DONALD
WARREN,
WORCESTER
WEISS,
LOU 1, 2
WELCH,
CONSTANCE
WELDON,
JAMES
WENNEKER,
JEROME
WHITEHEAD,
DOROTHY
WICKER,
IREENE
WINCHELL,
WALTER
WOODMAN,
DOUGLAS
YODELING
SLIM
YOUR
OLD TIMER
ZAPPALA,
CLOTHILDA
ZARA,
PAUL |
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WICC
TRANSMITTER AT PLEASURE BEACH
A little more current
in nature is this series of photos shot in December of 2000.
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| Although
the Pleasure Beach Bridge is currently out of commission,
that can't be allowed to get in the way of transmitter maintenance
and repairs. Sometimes it means a boat transport from the
City Harbormaster via a regular boat. Other times, as shown
here, a different approach is needed. Bridgeport Deputy
Harbormaster Paul Cipolla transports Cheif Engineer Ed Butler,
a crew from Northeast Generator, complete with work truck,
to the island via the amphibious LARC (Light Amphibious
Resupply Craft). |
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| The
operator of the LARC works the controls while looking through
the plexiglass dome on top. Looking more like a Normandy
Beach invasion picture, the work truck exits the LARC through
the drop-down front. |
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| Unless
there is a serious technical problem, which in itself is
unusual for WICC, the transmitter you normally hear is shown
in the left picture, Transmitter #1. In the center picture
is Transmitter #1 along side the antenna phasor. The right
hand photo shows Transmitter #2, normally used as a back-up. |
ALL PHOTOS ON
THIS PAGE BY ED BUTLER.
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