[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 169, Issue 30

[Warren Wolff]

This increase is in no way related to the "hammer"/
"potty lid" charges back around 1970.  Those 
prices were the result of overzealous application
of MIL-STD-810B.  Problem was solved around
1975.

Warren/W7WY


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Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 21:11:19 -0800
From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase
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Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 18:43:43 -0700
From: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>
To: towertalk <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase

You chaps are looking under the
wrong rock here.

With the potential of a large increase
in orders for use on the "Wall", this
is just the precursor to justify the
prices that will be charged to the
government.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

##  Bingo,  u just nailed it.   Trumps  10 billion dollar wall, will
no doubt consist of a lot of security cameras  etc, on tower
platforms.   This is no different than the $500.00  hammers
from the 70s.   Funny how business can make a killing, on
govt  contracts.