Yep yep ... heck, I know a millionaire ham who has more than that invested
in his GOLF CLUBS/CART! I agree with you .. it is an investment in what you
enjoy! -- 73 ... Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp@swbell.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; "N8KU" <N8KU@longwire.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Philystran cost
> I went through this with a pencil last year when I put up my 80' 45G.
Don't
> have the exact numbers handy, but after you add in the extra cost for the
> Philly, and then subtract a BUNCH of relatively expensive insulators and
> grips you don't need for RF resonance breakup, I think the Philly came out
> about 35-50% higher, depending on how you bend your pencil. But after I
> subtracted the weight, hassle, time, and headaches of properly installing
> and breaking up EHS guys, and it suddenly all came out even. I went with
the
> Phillystran, and I've never looked back. I have around $4K+ invested in
this
> modest tower/antenna setup overall, so the extra couple of hundred for
> Phillystran instead of EHS didn't keep me awake nights. The $4K+ did for a
> while, but the pain is even fading on that.
> 73, Jerry W5KP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "N8KU" <N8KU@longwire.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:58 AM
> Subject: [Towertalk] Philystran cost
>
>
> >
> > Could someone please give me a rough comparison of cost for Philystran
> > versus the "usual" guying material? (aircraft cable?) This is for a 140'
> > 45G tower. Thanks.
> >
> >
> > Larry N8KU
> >
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> >
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> >
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