[kwlug-disc] Ota TV CITV down?

[B.S.]

Don't know about 4' x 4' x 6', but when I was doing my fence, Mr. Post Hole was willing to drill my holes and cement the posts in for something like $20 - $25 per post. (Which took a whack of distraction and complexity off the table - highly worthwhile.)


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> From: Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com>
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>The free standing towers can be pricey; $500 - $1000 for just the tower, depending on height.  But the freestanding ones have to be cemented at least 4 feet into the ground.  Not sure about installation cost, but you can do it with a few friends, assuming one of them knows what they're doing.
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>The non-free standing ones have to be secured at the roof line, and cannot go more than about 10 -15 feet above the roof line.  It all depends on the tower you get.
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>Watch out for Kijiji ads, some of those old towers are rusted pretty badly.
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>Try contacting the local Amateur Radio club (http://www.kwarc.org/), they'd have a better idea, may even have some folks that would help you out.
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>On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
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>On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hah.  I thought about that too...  But I really don't want to invest in a
>>> proper TV tower.  Perhaps if I manage to get back into Amateur Radio, then
>>> I'll invest in a 50' free standing tower.
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>>I have seen lots of these in the rural homes west of KW.
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>>Anyone know how much putting up one of these would cost?