Roger White wrote:
> Back when I became a ham, towers were kind of rare and pricey. I saw a lot
> of 30 to 40 ft. telephone poles used to support beams. Even then, they were
> readily available for next to nothing. Problem is how to get them up
> cheaply. I know one club whose repeater is on top of a 70 ft. pole that is
> very sturdy and was a pretty big diameter at the top.
>
> Roger W5RDW
> Murphy, Texas
There is a local ham here that had a pole installed to support the far
end of his wire antenna. He said he bought it from a local electrical
contractor who drilled it for the pulley, etc., dug the hole with
gravel drainage and a ground cable pretty reasonably. He said the
price came down a fair amount since he had them do the work at their
convenience as a fill-in job when the week's work was done but the
owner needed to keep the crew busy. It never hurts to ask!
Tim, N9PUZ
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