[TowerTalk] Cost of a medium big station?
K0FF
K0FF@ARRL.NET
Sun, 21 May 2000 12:41:16 -0500
Here is a rundown of the $$ for a medium big Midwest station. (7 Towers, 7
Beverages),
with a VHF/UHF emphasis.
* denoted homebrew
** denotes items purchased used.
Antennas:
Hygain 5 el 20 500
Hygain 5 el 15 500
Hygain 5 el 10 450
Mosley Pro 57 600
CC 6M Boomers (4) 1476
CC 2M Boomers(8) 1760
CC 230WB 250**
M2 2M-17el (5) 999
M2 6M 7 el 290
M2 6M 11 el 530
M2 432 13WL 230
M2 222 7WL 300
M2 1296 100
R7000 380
R5 100*
HF2V 239
Create LP 300
s.s Discone (VHF) 50
Hustler discone 50
Diamond 2/440 repeater ant 240
Mosley el 40 900**
For the trailer tower:
Mosley TA33 100**
ATAS 100 200
BJ screwdriver 100**
Hustlers w/ coils 200 **
6M 3 el 00*
6M 5 el 00*
6M 7 el 00*
222 10 el 00*
430 10 el 00*
Antennas total ............................................10,644
Towers
100' SSV 8-1/2' base 2000**
10x10 air-conditioned transmitter building free
professional delivery installation of above incl... underground electricity
and 39 yds concrete,
and removing the old 185' microwave tower ............ 16,000
89' US Tower, work platform, chrome molly mast, coax arms
bearing, lifting fixture, raising fixture, SP for HDR300,
plus 56' US tower, motor,bearing, reinforced mast, coax arms and shipping
for both
15,000
Triex 56' crankup 400**
Triex 72' Motorized crankup 1000**
HDX 56 50**
Heights 48 100**
Wilson 40' tubular 200**
Concrete, backhoe, labor to install towers 2500?
33' Triex trailer tower w/ 4K generator,
solar panels, batteries, inverters 1500**
20' 55G w/ (2) 3" bearings, 2 rotor plates, 3" mast 700
Total for towers ............................................. 39,150
Rotors HDR300 300**
Tailtwister(2) 1000
Ham4 (2) 800
M2 2800 (2) 2860
M2 M3000 (2) 2000
hd73 (2) 300
CDE 45 (2) 100**
Pelco AZ EL 1500
Total for rotors ..................................................8,860
Rigs:
FT1000D (HF sta.) 3000**
IC756 (6M sta.) 2000
FT 847 (2M EME) 1600
FT736 (222+1296 sta.) 2500
FMs + HTs 1000
MFJ 9420 150
ATV gear 600
TUBE RIGS (nostalgia sta): 2000**??
75S3C / xtal pack
32S3 / DX eng
Dentron 160 xvtr
Viking II
Mosley CM1
Utica 650
Rigs Total
..................................................................
12,850
AMPS
HF (Henry) 6000
6M (Henry) 3000
2M (Henry) 3000
SB221 400**
LK1000 200**
Bricks for vhf+UHF 1500
AMPs total ................................................... 14,100
Accessories:
Bird W/M (6) 600
12 slugs 600
Kam 200
Drake 7000 rtty 300**
HP Pentium II 2000
HP Laser printer 1400
Atomic clock 200
SSB 2m preamps (2) 440
Polypahser panel 500
Ant analyzer, grid dippers, sig gens, voltmeters, other test equip 1000
Auto notch filter 150
Voice keyers (2) 300
tuners 350
Accy total ...............................................................
8,050
Coax, control wire, control boxes:
350' 1-5/8 run from op. position to TX shack at 100' tower. 3000
225' 1-1/4 run from op pos to 89' tower (new w/ new connectors) 1200
6 100' runs 7/8" 600
6 100' runs 1/2" 300
1000' RG389 500
3000't 75Ohm Triax 2850
3000' RG 213 300
LMR 400 phasing lines 500
Power splitters 500
5KW relay boxes (3) 300*
Bev hub box 100*
innumerable coaxial fittings + adapters, ground rods, ground strapping.. ??
1000's ft multiconductor control wire.
10,000's ft 18ga. wire for radials + Beverages.
Total coax
etc............................................................10,000+
Project
total............................................................100,000+
#price does not reflect the cost of the 1000' of riverbluff top for siting,
road cutting, trenching for electric, tree removal, etc.
This fellow wishes to remain anonymous. He's already over budget, his wife
may see this. She thinks he's finished already.
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