Jim, If I go forward and swap towers, I would also take the opportunity to
upgrade from my DB36 to the DB42 that I had intended to put up in the first
place. I would probably list both my tower and SteppIr for sale as a
package deal. I think that I would keep my six meter 9 element M Square
yagi.
73
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 7:04 PM
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Subject: Re: Quite a surprise
Hi Alan, I was thinking about the longevity of the new one more
than any improvement you might get from a few extra feet in
elevation. It would be a lot of work in any case. Jim WA6EKS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]
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Date sent: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 18:33:19 -0700
Subject: Re: Quite a surprise
Hi Jim, the thing is that I wasn't thinking of changing towers.
I am still
not sure that it would be worth the effort. A friend is running
numbers
thru a program that shows the difference in signals to various
places in the
world as height above ground is increased, and also for each
band. The 89
foot US Tower is a better tower than mine, not only 14 feet
taller, but much
more heavy duty. Time will tell what I am going to do.
73
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
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On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 6:20 PM
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Subject: Re: Quite a surprise
Man, some of us just have good! friends! What a terrific deal!
Jim WA6EKS
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan R. Downing
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 5:52 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Quite a surprise
Hello all,
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.
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. A
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.
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.
Alan/KD7GC
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
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