Hi al and all
 That is really great.
I hope you can make good use of it.
Thanks 73 Matt ka0pqw
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From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 7:52 PM
Subject: Quite a surprise


> Hello all,
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> I have often referenced a friend who recently bought a farm in northern
> Florida for the sole purpose of building a world class ham station there. 
> I
> have been assisting him with the design of his station, as well as helping
> with the ordering of tons of equipment.
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> Early last week, Stan bought an 89 foot US Tower in Mesa, Arizona which is
> perhaps 30 miles to my east.  Because the tower was close to my QTH, he
> asked if I could store the tower for a few weeks while he arranged for
> transportation to take it to his farm.  Of course I said sure, and so
> arrangements were made to deliver the tower and related equipment to me. 
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> day or two later, Stan found another 89 foot US Tower that had a few more
> options than the one in Mesa.  Since he liked the second tower better than
> the first one, he bought it.  With the purchase of these two 89 foot US
> Towers, he now had bought a total of ten towers.  Once he finalized the
> purchase of the tower in Dallas, he told me that he no longer had any use
> for the Mesa tower, and said that I might just as well keep the tower that
> was coming to my QTH.  The tower was delivered to my place Thursday
> afternoon.
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> Now I am trying to decide if replacing my tower is worth the effort.  The
> new tower is bigger and better than my current 75 footer, but replacing a
> tower is not a trivial exercise.  Thankfully time is not a factor, so I 
> can
> make up my mind at any time.  Needless to say, I was very surprised that
> Stan told me that I could keep the tower.  It is worth well over ten 
> grand.
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> Alan/KD7GC
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> Alan R. Downing
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> Phoenix, AZ
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