I'm just an average guy, with family and work commitments. This is what I
have managed to do:
New Universal Aluminum 9-50 Self supporting tower. XYL would have nothing
to do with guys so self supporting was the answer. Couldn't afford a
crank-up, liked the idea of a fold over, so that was what I went with.
Bought it 2 years ago and it sat in my back yard.
KLM-KT-34 that I bought from a guy off of QTH.com 1 year ago. Cleaned it up
and bought the M2 upgrade kit at Dayton.
VHF Vertical that I've had for years.
Alpha-Delta DX-A 40-80 sloper.
Ameritron RCS-4 switch. Bought it new.
HAM 4 rotor and control. Found it at Dayton.
Costs:
Tower, mast, RCS-4, Thrust Bearing, etc.. $1547.50
KLM Antenna 170.00
M2 Upgrade Kit 200.00
Sloper 75.00
Rotor 175.00
Coax, Control Cables, surge protection 375.00
8 Cu Clad 5/8 ground rods 70.00
Ground wire/strap (scrounged) 0.00
Cadweld one shots 72.00
Misc Hardware 75.00
4x4x4 hole (dug it myself) 0.00
Concrete 210.00
Line pump to get the concrete to the hole 270.00
Ditch Witch rental 80.00
PVC, gravel, etc 100.00
Total 3419.00
I know I've forgotten some stuff, so I can safely say that the total cash
outlay is under $4000.00. This has been a project for over 2 years, so
that's about $170.00 a month getting this thing done.
Time is a relative thing, I wasn't in a hurry, and just did it as I had the
time and money.
Just my nickels worth.
73 de KN6RO
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