[TowerTalk] Newbie

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/10/03 11:20:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
jparker at onemain.com writes:

> I have just taken my General Class Exam.  Passed!! 

    Congratulations! 

>  Now, I just need to study and take the Morse Code Exam.
> 
>  I guess it's never to early to plan.  So, I have some questions.
>  
>  1. What is a good tower and antenna arrangement.  I don't want to have an 
>  antenna farm.   But, I would like to have a wide coverage across all 
>  bands.  I live in Woodinville, Washington and just did a check on the Wind 
>  Speed via the Internet.  It says 80mph.
> 
    What do you want your tower/antenna system to do? Chase DX? Rag chew with 
other hams in the US? What bands?

    Nonetheless the key concept is "the higher the better". Can you have a 
tower with guy wires or does it have to be self-supporting? What's your budget? 

    That should get you started.

Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for commercial and amateur
Box 572
Woodinville, WA  98072
425-485-7913
 
>  I live on a hill, so hopefully I will have some excellent reception.  If I 
>  need to supply additional information, please don't hesitate to ask.
>