[TowerTalk] Ordered a HDX555 Oct. 3 from Texas Towers. It will be here tomorrow morning.....!!!!!!!

[Steve Robinson]

Roger,

If you have a digital camera take lots of pictures and post them on the web
somewhere for us. I remember putting up my US Tower a few years ago. It sure
an exciting time when you been off the air for a while! Hope to work you
soon!

Have a blast!
Steve WU9B

> We have had clear and no rain weather here in North Texas for more than a
> month. So far, I have been fortunate to be able to dig the hole, order the
> rebar and get it bent, get hole with rebar cage inspected, pour the concrete
> the next day (9 yards...Yea, I know, we dug the hole too big. But, it only
> hurt the pocketbook!) and have it curing in anticipation of an early delivery
> in December (Dec. 12 was the initial delivery date).
> 
> Well to my surprise, UST called yesterday and said the tower was complete and
> they would schedule a trucker to pick it up. To my surprise, the trucker
> called me a few hours ago and said he would be at my house between 8 AM and 12
> noon tomorrow!. Boy, I had to get on the cell phone fast and get my son to go
> rent a fork lift to have it here this evening. The concrete will not be cured
> until early December, so things are really moving. I would never had guessed
> when I strolled into Texas Towers a little over a month ago and placed the
> order that I could have the tower delivered in about 6 weeks.
> 
> I even got fortunate last weekend and picked up a used CL-33, a Ham IV
> rotator, two lengths of coax and the rotator cable. Found this on the qth.com
> classified website and although the ham lived 200 miles south of here, he just
> happened to be coming up here with a trailer. I met him south of here and
> picked the goodies up.
> 
> So, should be back on HF after a 25 year span of being QRT!
> 
> Roger W5RD
> Murphy, Texas
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