Cost Of A Medium Big Station

Cost Of A Medium Big Station

Subj: Fw: [TowerTalk] Cost of a medium big station?
From: K0FF - [email protected]
To: vhf@w6yx - [email protected]
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Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 1:41 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Cost of a medium big station?

Here is a Rundown of the $$ for a Medium Big Midwest Station.
7 Towers and 7 Beverages with a VHF/UHF Emphasis
* Denoted homebrew    ** Denotes items purchased used

Antennas

Towers

Rotors

Hygain 5 el 20          500
Hygain 5 el 15          500
Hygain 5 el 10       450
Mosley Pro 57       600
CC 6M Boomers (4)    1476
CC 2M Boomers(8)    1760
CC 230WB         250**
M2 2M-17el (5)      999
M2 6M 7 el         290
M2 6M 11 el         530
M2 432 13WL            230
M2 222 7WL            300
M2 1296          100
R7000 380 R5           100*
HF2V                239
Create LP                  300
s.s Discone (VHF)       50
Hustler discone             50
Diamond 2/440 rptr ant       240
Mosley el 40   900**
For the trailer tower:
Mosley TA33            100**
ATAS 100              200
BJ screwdriver      100**
Hustlers w/ coils   200**
6M 3 el                  00*
6M 5 el                  00*
6M 7 el                   00*
222 10 el        00*
430 10 el                    00*

100' SSV 8-1/2' base           2000**
10x10 air-conditioned transmitter
  building free professional delivery
installation of above incl... under
  ground electricity and 39 yds
  concrete, and removing the old
  185' microwave tower .............. 16,000
89' US Tower, work platform,
  chrome molly mast, coax arms
  bearing, lifting fixture, raising fixture,
  SP for HDR300, plus 56' US tower,
  motor,bearing, reinforced mast, coax
  arms and shipping for both .....15,000
Triex 56' crankup          400**
Triex 72' Motorized crankup    1000**
HDX 56 50** Heights 48        100**
Wilson 40' tubular       200**

Concrete, backhoe,
labor to install towers         2500?
33' Triex trailer tower
w/ 4K generator, solar panels,
  batteries, inverters      1500**
20' 55G w/ (2) 3" bearings,
2 rotor plates, 3" mast                 700
HDR300       300**
Tailtwister(2)        1000
Ham4 (2)             800
M2 2800 (2)           2860
M2 M3000 (2)         2000
hd73 (2)             300
CDE 45 (2)        100**
Pelco AZ EL         1500

Antennas Total ..............10,644 Total for Towers ........................39,150 Total for Rotors....8,860

Rigs

AMPS

FT1000D (HF sta.)          3000**
IC756 (6M sta.)       2000
FT 847 (2M EME)           1600
FT736 (222+1296 sta.)          2500
FMs + HTs          1000
MFJ 9420       150
ATV gear       600
TUBE RIGS (nostalgia sta): ...2000**??
(75S3C / xtal pack 32S3 / DX eng
Dentron 160 xvtr Viking II Mosley
CM1 Utica 650) HF (Henry)             6000
6M (Henry)    3000
2M (Henry)          3000
SB221       400**
LK1000       200**
Bricks for vhf+UHF          1500

Rigs Total ................................... 12,850

AMPs Total ............................. 14,100

Accessories

Coax, Control Wire
and Control Boxes

Bird W/M (6)          600
12 slugs         600
Drake 7000 rtty 300**
HP Pentium II 2000
HP Laser printer      1400
Atomic clock 200
SSB 2m preamps (2)    440
Polypahser panel      500
Ant analyzer, grid dippers,
sig gens, voltmeters,
other test equip       1000
Auto notch filter    150
Voice keyers (2)    300
Tuners 350
350' 1-5/8 run from op. position
to TX shack at 100' tower     3000
225' 1-1/4 run from op pos to
89' tower
(new w/ new connectors)       1200
6 100' runs 7/8"       600
6 100' runs 1/2"     300
1000' RG389     500
3000' 75Ohm Triax    2850
3000' RG 213        300
LMR 400 phasing lines       500
Power splitters       500
5KW relay boxes (3) 300*
Bev hub box    100*
innumerable coaxial fittings
+ adapters, ground rods,
ground strapping..
1000's ft multiconductor
control wire. 10,000's ft 18ga
. wire for radials + Beverages.   ??

Accessories Total ......................... 8,050 Total Coax etc.......................10,000+

Project Total.......................................................................100,000+

# price does not reflect the cost of the 1000' of riverbluff
top for siting, road cutting, trenching for electric, tree removal, etc.

This fellow wishes to remain anonymous.
He's already over budget, his wife may see this.
She thinks he's finished already.

de KoFF

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Rigs	AMPS
FT1000D (HF sta.) 3000 IC756 (6M sta.) 2000 FT 847 (2M EME) 1600 FT736 (222+1296 sta.) 2500 FMs + HTs 1000 MFJ 9420 150 ATV gear 600 TUBE RIGS (nostalgia sta): ...2000?? (75S3C / xtal pack 32S3 / DX eng Dentron 160 xvtr Viking II Mosley CM1 Utica 650)	HF (Henry) 6000 6M (Henry) 3000 2M (Henry) 3000 SB221 400 LK1000 200 Bricks for vhf+UHF 1500
Rigs Total ................................... 12,850	AMPs Total ............................. 14,100
Accessories	Coax, Control Wire and Control Boxes
Bird W/M (6) 600 12 slugs 600 Drake 7000 rtty 300** HP Pentium II 2000 HP Laser printer 1400 Atomic clock 200 SSB 2m preamps (2) 440 Polypahser panel 500 Ant analyzer, grid dippers, sig gens, voltmeters, other test equip 1000 Auto notch filter 150 Voice keyers (2) 300 Tuners 350	350' 1-5/8 run from op. position to TX shack at 100' tower 3000 225' 1-1/4 run from op pos to 89' tower (new w/ new connectors) 1200 6 100' runs 7/8" 600 6 100' runs 1/2" 300 1000' RG389 500 3000' 75Ohm Triax 2850 3000' RG 213 300 LMR 400 phasing lines 500 Power splitters 500 5KW relay boxes (3) 300* Bev hub box 100* innumerable coaxial fittings + adapters, ground rods, ground strapping.. 1000's ft multiconductor control wire. 10,000's ft 18ga . wire for radials + Beverages. ??
Accessories Total ......................... 8,050	Total Coax etc.......................10,000+