[TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS

[WA3GIN]

I have a good friend that worked 100 countries with a five element 6m beam 
on top his 30ft mast.  A good operator doesn't need a 200ft tower with a 
five stack to have a good time in this hobby!

Does anyone remember DX station built in Callio, VA  Multiple 220ft rotating 
towers, seperate building for the contesters, etc.  After the million dollar 
station and used a few times the fella sold it all and took up drag racing!

Enjoy that 30ft tower ;-)

Dave,
wa3gin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
To: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt at cox.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>; "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:55 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS


> Hardy Landskov wrote:
>> How come you did not plan this ahead of time? 30 feet is a waste of money
>> anyway.
>>
>
> Oh No! It's just a start<:-))
>
> You can never have too much tower and even a short tower is a good
> start.  There a big difference between too much tower and too high an
> antenna.  I know of several nearby "old timers" (almost as old as me)
> that would be happy to have a 30' tower.
> For years I ran full size KLM monobanders for 20 and 15 and a 7L 10M
> Wilson on 40 foot, American Steel with dirt bases.  They worked just
> fine. I was happy with them and they stood up to winds that tore down
> the TV antenna and ice storms that took out over a mile of power line.
> I think a 30 footer is a great start.  My first "30 footer" was made of
> 2 X 4's laminated together. It started oscillating in a strong wind, hit
> resonance and literally blew apart. The longest remaining piece was only
> about 3 or 4 feet.  I was every bit as proud of that 2 X 4 mast as I was
> completing the big 45G.  Of course I was proud of the rock crushing
> Novice signal my pair of 6L6's built up in the corner of an old TV
> Chassis put out too. <:-))
>
> Roger (K8RI - ARRL Life Member)
> www.rogerhalstead.com
> N833R (World's oldest Debonair)
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