[TowerTalk] (no subject)

Jim jdc@ieway.com
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:08:51 -0800


WOW!!!  This is a REAL DEAL!!

Typically  a 130 foot pole would be anywhere from $ 1500 to $ 2500

73 and buy all you can!

Jim W7RY


-----Original Message-----
From: Wyllma Wall <billwall@bellsouth.net>
To: K7GCO@aol.com <K7GCO@aol.com>; towertalk@contesting.com
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] (no subject)


>
>Hi Ken and all,
>We found 130' treated telephone poles in the Atlanta area. They were priced
at
>about $140.00 ea. without freight. I do not sell these, but they make great
>free-standing towers. About 8' is lost in ground.
>                                                             Bill Wall
KC4UZ
>                                                        Quads are still
better
>
>K7GCO@aol.com wrote:
>
>>    There has been all kinds of hints on TT how to handle all the tower
>> problems.  Self supporting towers also take a lot of expensive concrete
in
>> the ground.  I have seen very little on all the advantages on the best
>> antenna support of all--The Telephone Pole.  I've never heard of one
failing.
>>  Step spikes screw in for easy climb.  No concrete and a relatively
simple
>> installation.  No guy wires.  I'm looking into getting used ones back in
SD.
>> I want to work out a technique to splice them as they aren't very high
back
>> there.  Does anyone have pricing information on them new or used?
>> k7gco
>>
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