Sorry to hear about your run of bad luck, Dave.
I understand the frustration of trying to keep some of this gear on the air.
I've been off the air more than on for the last several years, and my stations
have been several orders of magnitude smaller than yours! Yet there have still
been many times when I wanted to just throw some wire in the trees and "retire"
to HF, hi hi.
But, I keep pushing on. In the next several weeks, I should be on the air with
a moderate station on the bottom 4 from EM78el.
73 & best of luck,Dan
-- K9ZF Clark County Amateur Radio Club,Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Clark
County Indiana. EM78el The once and future K9ZF /R no budget Rover ***QRP-l
#1269
On Monday, November 4, 2024 at 05:18:09 PM EST, David Olean
<k1whs@metrocast.net> wrote:
With a lot of sorrow, I have made the decision to dismantle my VHF/UHF
station in FN43mj. This move was precipitated by the failure of a rock
anchor that was part of my new 130 ft Rohn 45 tower. The new tower was
only up and completed for two days when the failure occurred. I was
preparing to install the coax and antennas. The tower came down in the
trees as the old tower had done back in 2021. It fell across some guy
wires for my three stack of ten meter yagis and that 70 ft tower buckled
and came down as well. In just a few seconds I lost 200 ft worth of Rohn
45 tower. Two towers were destroyed. Thankfully, no one was killed or
injured. The 130 ft tower had a brand new Prosistel rotator installed,
that was destroyed in the fall. Surveying all of the damage has
convinced me that it is time to stop and dismantle what is left there as
I am getting too old to maintain everything, The amount of hardware is
daunting for one old person. I am not happy.
I am going to sell my large stacks of loop yagis for 902 thru 3400 MHz
4 X 47 element 902 MHz Loop yagis complete with H- frame and LDF4 (1/2"
Heliax) phasing lines and tower mounted preamp. New price around
$2000 Used $600
4 X 45 element 1296 MHz Loop yagis with H frame LDF4 phasing lines,
power divider and tower mtd preamp. $500
4 X 76 element 2304 MHz Lop yagis with H frame LDF4 phasing lines,
power divider and tower mtd preamp $500
4 X 112 element 3456 MHz Loop yagis with UT-141 phasing lines, and power
divider New price around $1700 Used price $550
around 290 ft of heavy duty neoprene style 8 conductor #12 rotor cable
Two lengths. $200 ea. One run may be smaller than #12. not sure
100 Ft Rohn 45 with 4 X 7 el 50 MHz yagis on ring rotors with
electrical phase steering Feedlines are four phase matched 7/8" Heliax
that terminate indoors with the antenna selector and electrical beam
steering system in a wall mounted box. (Tower is still standing with
all hardware) Make an offer? I will not break up the four yagis.
Tower guying uses Pjillystran and 1/4" EHS steel.
Assorted runs of 1 5/8" Heliax about 140-159 ft long that fed 902, &
1296. N connectors on each end. (two lengths) $300 each.
120 Ft of LDF7 1 5.8" heliax with grey plastic plenum covering. N
connectors on each end. $300
220 Ft of LDF7 1 5.8" heliax N connectors on each end. $500
LDF7-50 Heliax prices are scrap copper price.
For the moment, I am trying to keep the 222 and 432 stuff working, but
that may change. Let me know of there is any interest. Most of the
antennas are in the air at this time.
73
Dave K1WHS
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