[NCARC] RE: Horsetooth Tower update

[W7RF-Dan]

Steve, et al.

I hope we will have more time to procure antenna and feedline as getting one
shipped to arrive sometime next week may be a challenge.

Does anybody have a good source for either or both? 

Steve's suggestion of an Omni directional "station Master" type antenna is a
good one.

Regards, Dan Magro W7RF
Multiple power ranges from ONE Bird element, ask me how!
HENRY, BIRD, TOHTSU, SAMLEX, RFI chokes, PALSTAR
www.radiodan.com RFpower at radiodan.com 



-----Original Message-----
From: Steve's email [mailto:steveh291 at comcast.net] 
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:22 AM
To: Ncarc at Mailman. Qth. Net
Cc: Larry Arave; Willis Whatley WA5VRL; Mike Bates; Matt Kassawara; Dave
Langenberg KC0FOO; Bill Beach; W7RF Dan
Subject: Horsetooth Tower update

Hi folks-

It looks like our 4-bay 2M antenna may have contributed to the loss of the
1/2 Rohm cross-beam.  The antenna wind load was pretty high and may have
caused the whole cross-beam assembly to snap off in the high winds last
Friday.  It is amazing to think of the forces involved to snap this off.
The winds at Horsetooth must be amazing.

There is one other company affected having lost their antenna. It is making
replacement of the cross beam and antenna a bit more urgent to repair. It is
looking like next week will be when things start to happen, but that isn't
yet clear.

I've been in touch with the tower owners/manager (Scott Burkhardt) with
Crown Castle.  As George (AB0SF) has indicated, Scott has been very
accomodating and is himself a ham. They are likely to replace the Rohm
cross-beam at no charge to us,  and we may also be able to make use of their
tower crew to put up a new length of hardline and antenna.  I believe the
old antenna has been completely destroyed.  We will need to put up a low
wind-load antenna-- maybe a StationMaster or something similar.  We also
will need to supply a 125' or more length of 1/2" to 7/8" hardline and
connectors.

'73

-Steve, N7GN
NCARC President


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