New XEGH self supporting tower.

The old guyed tower is visible to the left. The new tower is considerably taller than the old tower. Mexican technical rules only account for the height of the unipole. XEGH will remain at full power into a much taller tower but the unipole may only extend up the new tower to the same level as the old tower.

Old XEGH Studio and transmitter building.

This is a HUGE tower.

Pancho the transmitter site caretaker and guard.

Jeremy.

Jeremy spoke a small amount of Spanish before going to Mexico. After spending a week working closely with Pancho, he was able to communicate quite effectively... The station manager came by with information concerning the move of our equipment back across the border. I understood more of what he was saying than Jeremy. We quickly determined that Jeremy had learned to speak "Pancho" but not a lot of usable Spanish.

El Cazador on MX2 about 10 miles inside Mexico near Nuevo Progresso.

We enjoyed grilled goat and beef for lunch our first day across the border. Here we also met a Mexican lad that had graduated from Memphis State. He spoke English the way I speak English. More proof that "No matter where you go... There You Are".

Notice the open door to the right side of this image. Notice the dog looking in the open door. That is the kitchen...

Moving debris and old tower sections out of the way

Rancho de Poncho

Chula the guard dog.

Actually this is the guard dog.

This mut would bite anything that came close.

Main ground point.

All radials were bonded to the triangle of strap. The main tower base ground point is likewise bonded to the TX building ground and each tower leg.

Strap to ground the tower leg to the main ground point at the tower center.

The shorter cross piece of strap is for the connection of ground rods.

de Grava

Old ATU and tower base

Connecting a ground strap to icebridge / cable tray.

As usual, Jeremy injured himself on a sharp piece of strap.

Unable to cope with being the only injured crew member.

He immeadatly attempted to cook Pancho.

Jeremy was especially fond of Poncho.

He had finally found someone shorter than himself.

Solidly brazed ground rod connection.

The roll of strap to the left is to be attached to the ATU.

Getting ready to install weed block fabric and "grava"

Leg ground connection.

Tower light controller.