After a break of two years, on 12 December this year the Gerbrandy tower in IJsselstein, better known to most people as Lopik, will again be transformed into the ‘biggest Christmas tree in the world’. A foundation set up to raise sponsorship money has collected approximately € 65,000 this year. Local residents, as well as transmitter operator Nozema and other commercial sponsors, have contributed to make sure that the 120 lights go on again. Nozema says the lighted mast is clearly visible as far away as Hilversum and Gorinchem.
on Nov 27th, 2003 at 11:29
the lights are now used in car headlamps - the blue type. But the only way to see the lights in Hilversum is to look from the top of the PTT power. The RNW webcam can’t swing round to look that far south, if I recall.
on Nov 27th, 2003 at 16:15
I think there is a dutch page that has webcams for various tower sitea and lopik was one of them.
on Nov 27th, 2003 at 16:34
http://www.nozema.nl/overnozema/WebcamIndex.html
Yup here it is.
on Nov 27th, 2003 at 19:14
I hope, Andy, you will treat us to a photo of this spectacular sight? Seasons greetings to all at RNW and all correspondents.