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[TowerTalk] Ordered a HDX555 Oct. 3 from Texas Towers. It will behere to

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Ordered a HDX555 Oct. 3 from Texas Towers. It will behere tomorrow morning.....!!!!!!!
From: "res1q6fs" <roger.white@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:06:06 -0600
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We have had clear and no rain weather here in North Texas for more than a 
month. So far, I have been fortunate to be able to dig the hole, order the 
rebar and get it bent, get hole with rebar cage inspected, pour the concrete 
the next day (9 yards...Yea, I know, we dug the hole too big. But, it only hurt 
the pocketbook!) and have it curing in anticipation of an early delivery in 
December (Dec. 12 was the initial delivery date). 

Well to my surprise, UST called yesterday and said the tower was complete and 
they would schedule a trucker to pick it up. To my surprise, the trucker called 
me a few hours ago and said he would be at my house between 8 AM and 12 noon 
tomorrow!. Boy, I had to get on the cell phone fast and get my son to go rent a 
fork lift to have it here this evening. The concrete will not be cured until 
early December, so things are really moving. I would never had guessed when I 
strolled into Texas Towers a little over a month ago and placed the order that 
I could have the tower delivered in about 6 weeks. 

I even got fortunate last weekend and picked up a used CL-33, a Ham IV rotator, 
two lengths of coax and the rotator cable. Found this on the qth.com classified 
website and although the ham lived 200 miles south of here, he just happened to 
be coming up here with a trailer. I met him south of here and picked the 
goodies up.

So, should be back on HF after a 25 year span of being QRT!

Roger W5RD
Murphy, Texas
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