[TowerTalk] Cost of Tower & Installation

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/18/2006 5:06:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
 
>      To date, that fantastic $3,000.00 deal  (after all, that was about 25 
cents
on the dollar) has grown to an out of  pocket expense of $10,301.58.   I'm 
hoping
to cap it off at  something under $13,000.00 before it's all done.
 
    No kidding. I thought I was going to get good cheap  tower and antenna 
system up when I picked up a used BX tower in so-so shape for  $150.00 (this was 
in 1980). It was the first and last BX I'll ever refurbish -  another story.
 
    By the time I was on-the-air with the used cubical  quad, I was into it 
for almost $1200. So much for my inexpensive system! 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC