[TowerTalk] Cost of a medium big station?
Al Williams
alwilliams@olywa.net
Sun, 21 May 2000 18:25:19 -0700
Is that a fact--"the ham divorce rate is so high"?
In my 50+ years of ham radio, only one of my ham acquaintances over the
years has gotten a divorce
(that I know of)!
k7puc
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Shohet <kq2m@mags.net>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: Fw: [TowerTalk] Cost of a medium big station?
>
>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
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: K0FF <K0FF@ARRL.NET>
>To: vhf@w6yx <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu>; Tower Talk (mail list)
><towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 1:41 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Cost of a medium big station?
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>> 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**
>>
>> 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
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>> 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**
>>
>> Triex 72' Motorized crankup 1000**
>>
>> HDX 56 50**
>>
>> Heights 48 100**
>>
>> Wilson 40' tubular 200**
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>> Concrete, backhoe, labor to install towers 2500?
>>
>> 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
>>
>> 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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