Hello All, The debate over vertical radial systems will still be raging long after we are all dead and buried.... A story to relate... A few years ago, a team of friends were helping Robby, VY2SS, pu
I have searched the archives and found nothing that really answers my questions... I am building a 4-square for 40 and was looking around for cheap building materials. Home Depot has 2-1/4' 10-foot s
Thanks for all the feedback... both positive and negative. I must say, towertalk is one of the best ham reflectors on the net. I am planning to put up 4-squares for 80 and 40. From the responses, it
Hello fellow TowerTalkian's... After 20 years of guest-operating in contests, finally picked up 100' of Rohn 25 and am living on 5.5 acres in Southern NH. So... now I want to put up my tower, and fin
Hi Again, Thank you all for your comments re should I get/not get prior authorization. I confused the issue a little bit -- the "historic" district is a designation by the town -- like a zoning area
Hello, I have the opportunity to pick up a 58-foot-or-so tower for very low cost. The ham died some years ago and his wife does not want the tower around. However, I have to take it down, and am a bi
Hello, Now that the fine, warm wx is here in NH, I'm looking over my 5 acres and planning the spot for a tower... However, I know my town (Greenfield) has just passed some ordinance about towers... I
Hi Fred, I understand that I MUST get a copy of the local law; however, I'd like to be informed about how the state law has played into local issues, and perhaps some listers have some experience. I
Thanks, Fred... I sent email off to John. Thanks. Got the ordinance... Here's some of the scary points: 1. No towers permitted in my district (I'm in the center of town) it specifically allows them i
Hi Rick, No direct comment yet, but will have some feedback after CQWW SSB. I'm going to be at CI9DH in New Brunswick, where we just put up a 7el 10 on a 48' boom at 100'. We are also going to have 5
Hi Gang, I'm looking for info on the Comtek controller that many use on their 4-square arrays for 80/160. I wanna buy one, but can't seem to find any info on the net or anywhere else. Who sells 'em a
Hi Gang, After many years of guest operating, I'm finally going to build my own contest station. I want to put up 100 - 120' of Rohn 25 or 45. Since I've not been looking for many years, what's the g
Thanks to all of those who responded with tower section prices. The low range for 25G was $10/section and the high was about $40. So I figure about $300 for the 120' of tower and about $500-700 for t