Do what has been suggested, then double the figure to include all the stuff
you have forgotten.
Then keep anything left over for that new state-of-the-art transceiver and
amplifier.(if there is any)
The look on my neighbor's face the first time he was looking at the tower
when lightning stuck it would have been priceless. <:-)) He did say it was
an impressive sight.
Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian K Harris" <brian.k.harris@philips.com>
To: "Ricky Scott" <rickw7psk@gmail.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cost of installing a tower.
> Ricky,
>
> My situation was:
>
> 84' Trylon self-supporting bought used (3 years old) - $600
>
> 5' x 5' x 5' hole dug with shovels by two local Latinos - $100 plus $10
> chicken lunch
>
> Concrete pumper to get concrete from street to hole - $300
>
> Concrete - 9.75 yards (I dug the hole out more myself, thus the 9.75
> yards) - $350
>
> Crane with operator to raise assembled-on-ground tower - $300
>
> Tower climber - $200
>
> Case of beer for me and my buddies - $20
>
> The look on the neighbors' faces - Priceless
>
>
> Brian K. Harris, WA5UEK
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> "Ricky Scott" <rickw7psk@gmail.com>
> Sent by:
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> 2006-03-09 02:17 PM
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> To
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> Subject
> [TowerTalk] Cost of installing a tower.
> Classification
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> Ok, Hypothedical situation.
>
> Ham Station A is going to install a T500 40Ft Trylon tower,
> Thats 1150 plus 625 shipping.
>
> Assuming 200 bucks for 1 day digging with a rented back hoe for the hole.
>
> How does one estitmate total cost from there.
>
> Im swimming in numbers.
>
>
> BTW Local Concrete is 75 a yard and 85 with fibre.
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