[TowerTalk] US Tower price increase

[Jim Chaggaris]

Insane! Looks like US Tower won't be selling many towers in the future at those prices.

73,
Jim N9WW 

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> On Jan 2, 2017, at 12:50 PM, <john at kk9a.com> <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
> 
> Wow! I bought one of these new in the 80's for considerably less than last
> year's pricing from Texas Towers.  It would now be unaffordable.  Does
> anyone else sell US Towers besides HRO?  I guess used pricing will also go
> up considerably. 
> 
> John KK9A
> 
> 
> 
> To:    towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:    [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase
> From:    K2CB <k2cb at comcast.net>
> Date:    Mon, 2 Jan 2017 12:09:39 -0500
> List-post:    <towertalk at contesting.com">mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
> Just happened to be browsing the HRO website yesterday, and noticed that the
> 
> pricing on all US Tower models tripled overnight! 
> 
> For example, the HDX-589MDPL was $13,000 last month.  As of yesterday the
> price 
> is now just under $32,000!  Same dramatic increase across the product line. 
> 
> Is anyone privy as to what warranted the dramatic price increase in what
> seems 
> like overnight? 
> 
> I don't believe the raw materials or labor rate skyrocketed that quickly.
> 
> Eric 
> K2CB
> 
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