[TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS

[Kimberly Elmore]

I was making light of Hardy's incredibly pointless, crass post. Bob has his first tower up and I think that's absolutely fantastic!  I got a private reply form someone (not Hardy) who stated simply that towers cease being a waste of money at 70 feet. And 70 feet is magic because...? What if my favorite DX band is 40 m? Then the magic number would be 140 ft, wouldn't it? 

By that metric I guess I've wasted my money, too, since all I have is a single HDBX48. Of which, by the way, I'm quite fond. It hosts a KT34A (not the XA) and a 40CD2.   Since the 40CD2 isn't full sized, and the KLM isn't instead three separate monobanders, I'm quite sure someone will quip, if only privately, that these, too, are a waste of money. 

Sigh. 

Congratulations on your new tower, Bob!  Enjoy every bit of it!

Kim Elmore, N5OP



----- Original Message ----
From: Mike <noddy1211 at sbcglobal.net>
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2008 10:58:31 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS

A rotatable 3 element Yagi at 30 feet sure beats the heck out of a G5RV at
30 feet by a few a db even 20 meters, so I would say it is worth it.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS

Hmmmm... OK... That's an interesting assertion. At what height does a 
tower cease being a waste of money?

Kim Elmore, N5OP

At 08:56 PM 6/8/2008, Hardy Landskov wrote:
>How come you did not plan this ahead of time? 30 feet is a waste of money
>anyway.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 6:34 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS
>
>
> > Hey guys *FINALLY* got my first tower since licensed 1965 in the air and
> > it sure looks pretty standing tall and proud as I drive up
> > to the QTH, I know this sounds strange, but I had to drive up to the
house
> > a couple of extra times just to look at it again Hi Hi
> >
> > Cant believe I am looking at mine and not someone else's Hi Hi
> >
> > Now I am looking for anyone who may have in excess to their needs some
guy
> > wire for the prettiest Rohn 25 tower in Texas. I have it
> > up at 30 feet.
> >
> > I have already priced what else I need and after buying the concrete and
> > all, retail pricing is more than I can do right now, so
> > looking for a good deal from someone who has some laying around and is
> > willing to part with it.
> >
> > 3/16 or 1/4 guy wire should be fine I am guessing.
> >
> > I am guessing to guy it at the 25 foot level I need a set of three at
> > about 50 feet length each, if this is overkill please let me
> > know, I also need the associated hardware, brackets ect. I am not using
> > the Rohn Guying bracket since a Ham told me I didn't need to
> > spend that kind of money for a guy bracket, just tie it to the leg of
the
> > tower.
> >
> > The guy who will climb the tower (using his harness and his GinPole to
> > mount the three element tribander) next weekend said he
> > wanted me to use two cable clamps at each end of each guy wire, so I
need
> > 12 of those.
> >
> > Any advice would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> >   73 fer nw es gud DX,
> > QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL
> > Bob AD5VJ
> > http://www.ad5vj.com/
> > Old Calls WB5ZQU, WY5L/KH3, KE5CTY, N5IET
> >
> >
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