Just got off the phone with N3ZK.
*phew* The tower showed up today. Thank goodness! Inspection (and yes,
they very carefully inspected it) showed that some bolts were missing, and
there's a question about the winch, but that's all being taken care of. The
actual tower appears unscathed.
But..
Ron, Randy:
When and "if" the tower arrives, don't sign the delivery receipt or bill
of lading that you received it until you've gone over the tower with a
magnifying glass.
Years ago I ordered a W-51 crank up tower from TriEx, in fact my
blueprints were signed off by Mr. Tashjian himself as
My story...
Contracted Crown Relocations to ship all my stuff from Orlando to Bangkok,
Thailandocean freight in a 40 ft container.. including
70 ft crank up
90 ft Trylon
4, that is four, HyTowers
HDBX-48
110 ft of 25G
5 masts
2 push up 50 footers
And, too many antennas to note All
Here's the 'official' word on what happened with Roadway Express... must be
run by former FCC personnel...
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"I am happy to say that the Tilt-Over Section and base plate of the tower
made it to Pittsburgh in 1 piece. However, the tower is nowhere to be f
About 10 years ago my landlord came up with a 40 foot telephone pole that
he thought would make a nice "tower" for me. He had it setting in his
yard and we were just about to transport it to my place and put it up as
a free-standing pole in a big hole I'd dug when someone stole it out of
his y