North Tower World Trade Center Rooftop July 15, 2001- RARE VIDEO

This is a RAW UNEDITED video taken from the roof of the World Trade Center North Tower, Building #1, on July 15th 2001. Shown in the video is my friend Rod Coppola, a broadcast engineer for WNET Channel 13, who worked on the 110th floor and lost his life on 9/11/2001 in this very same building. The recording is jumpy and the RF interference from all the transmitters caused the video to breakup as well as causing the audio noise. The general public is not allowed on the North tower and most videos you will see are from the south tower, so this is a RARE video.

On Sept 11, 2001 at 8:30AM, I signed online with Rod using AOL IM discussing software changes to a program we were working on. Then at 8:46 the connection was severed. I had no idea what was going on until 15-20 minutes later when news of a "small plane" hitting the building was broadcast on the television I was watching. The rest is history. His body was found in a stairwell on Christmas Day 2001.

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[jtcomms]

Well, if you read my comments from a few years ago, I mentioned that this roof was limited and prohibited from the general public, because of the exposure to RF. But at the frequencies used on the tower, short-term effects would be minimal, as OSHA and ANSI rate exposure limits by the frequency AND intensity AND time period. For the amount of time I was on the roof, the exposure was minimal. Electronic equipment (like the camera I was using) is sensitive to RF energy, as you can see on video.

[ROBLOXLover24]

Oh my god. The desc. Just v_v. I can't believe it

[jtcomms]

Sure thing, glad to see it get some educational use!

[pinkspayed]

@evpcuriosity in theory yes ,the window washing apparatus could have saved lives but imagine how hard it would have been to find the guy with the rooftop key ..

[jtcomms]

There is no rooftop key. Once you are on the top floor, you walk up a flight of stairs to a door that you open. If I recall, I think you needed a key to get back in, or prop the door open. I do know that it went all the way to the first floor, but it only holds 1 or 2 people. It would have been a mob scene if they attempted that type of rescue.

[tortaloni]

2:00 Did the camera recieve the TV signal from the antenna!?

[jtcomms]

Yes, the RF is strong enough to get multiple RF signals into the camera. I don't remember which stations were broadcasting, but I am sure at least more than one was ingressing into the camera.

[numlol1]

kinda scary the north tower has no rails...my palms are sweating watching this

[Erwin Generalfeldmarschall]

Fuck terrorists!

[Arthur Matthew]

this noise is the interference right ?

[acepilot189]

the new one world trade center will never replace the old 

[Ronald1268]

OMG !!!!! :') is beautiful !

[nevergounder]

From what I know, standing around high power transmitters is pretty bad for you. Looks like those guys are being fried a bit in a e-magnetic field from antennas. Radiation kills gentlemen... 

[CaptainMaximman]

Like duke said I feel REALLY sorry for you friend! I am doing a presentation of the Twin Towers for school... so i can show this video!

[DukeGoat147]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend Rod. :/

[Joey Potato]

Jesus, and people jumped...

[lukefreo20]

Wow! What a view!