On 10/9/2014 5:10 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
"rickman" wrote in message
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I had no idea tower sections were so expensive. A ladder is looking
better all the time.


A truck took out a 100 foot tower for a repeater I keep up. Rohn makes
'kits' for various heights of tower. This is a base plate, sections , guy
wires and ground rods and wires for them. Maybe a few other things that are
needed. Total cost about 3 years ago was around $ 4500 not counting
shipping if I remember correctly.

I put up a 60 foot one for a lot less than that at my house. Found some
used tower that looked very good for $ 35 per 10 foot section. About $ 150
for a rotor plate and thrust bearing and plate. About $ 120 for 500 feet of
guy wire. Around $ 200 for 50 bags of sackcreet mix for the base of 3 feet
each way. Another $ 200 for 3 pieces of pipe about 3 or 4 inches in
diameter and 9 feet long. Used them for the anchors and left about 5 feet
out of the ground as I did not want to have to mow under wire going all the
way to the ground. And a joint of 1 1/2 inch pipe for a mast.

Antennas, coax , rotator, and a few other things to put it up not included.

The tower is about 3 feet in the ground and guyed about 30 and 55 feet as
per Rohn booklet.

Pix of antenna on qrz at my call KU4PT.

Wow, $880 not including the labor. I guess the $210 for the tower is
not so big a deal. Actually, I expect 60 foot of ladder would be just
as much if not more.

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Rick