KIPO Tower and Transmitter Project
Pu`u O`hia (Tantalus), Ko`olau Mountains, O`ahu

Here are some views of the KIPO tower site project on Pu`u O`hia (Tantalus), O`ahu.
This project is nearly 20 years in the making, and will finally be complete in the fall of 2008.

The new KIPO tower site is located directly above Honolulu, at over 2000 feet above sea level.
The idea of relocation to this site came from Robert Leembrugen, former chief engineer of HPR.
It took many years of negotiation and patience to bring the project to completion.

This is Page Two, which includes antenna installation

Looking up at the tower at the new KIPO transmitter site

Some of the antenna elements, ready for installation

Antenna pieces, ready for hoisting and assembly

Ready on the tower

Third antenna bay going up

Four up, one to go

The 5th antenna bay, on it's way up

The STL dish is mounted and the matching transformer assembly is being installed.

The antenna is now assembled

And it is time for the new driveway

The driveway, coming together

More progress

This page was updated on August 22, 2008

This is Page Two, which includes the antenna installation