Fw: [TowerTalk] Cost of a medium big station?
Robert Shohet
kq2m@mags.net
Mon, 22 May 2000 03:55:52 -0400
What an unbelievable waste of money! No wonder the ham divorce rate is so
high. In life it is important to keep your priorities straight (family
first!) and things in perspective but unfortunately not everyone does that.
Bob KQ2M
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From: K0FF <K0FF@ARRL.NET>
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Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 1:41 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Cost of a medium big station?
>
> 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.
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> 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**
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> 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
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> 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
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> Triex 56' crankup 400**
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> Triex 72' Motorized crankup 1000**
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> HDX 56 50**
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> Heights 48 100**
>
> Wilson 40' tubular 200**
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> Concrete, backhoe, labor to install towers 2500?
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> 33' Triex trailer tower w/ 4K generator,
> solar panels, batteries, inverters 1500**
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> 20' 55G w/ (2) 3" bearings, 2 rotor plates, 3" mast 700
>
> Total for towers .............................................
39,150
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> 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+
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> #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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