[OKDXA] FREE Tower space, shack, electricity to hams

[k5kc at suddenlink.net]

Hi everyone,

Hey, thanks MUCH for all of the comments!  Many great ideas in there.

Sorry I disappeared for a few days - sore throat, temp, laryngitis, and dizzy - other than that, I've been fine.

First and foremost, I will not shut the door on this.  It seems as if there is some real potential for moving ahead.  I will get back with the MN ham and clear up a few questions raised, and then get back about a next step.

73 Ken K5KC

---- Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.org> wrote: 
> Now you're talking!
> 
> -- 
> Coy Day, N5OK
> 20685 SW 29
> Union City, OK 73090
> 405-483-5632
> 
> William B. Stacy wrote:
> > Hi, Ken and all:
> >
> > This is a generous offer, and the whole concept is intriguing.  We have a
> > lot of calculating to do before we can implement anything.  However, I
> > think
> > that we should keep our options open--at least for the time being.
> >
> > I have been doing some modeling with HFTA to see what the possibilities
> > might be.  The biggest problem is that at that height, there are nulls
> > right
> > in the middle of predicted angles from 7-28 MHz.  On the other hand, an
> > 80m
> > Yagi would be perfect, and a phased array of sloping dipoles on 160 would
> > be
> > a killer system.
> >
> > 73,
> > Bill, N5TU
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of K5KC
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 5:38 AM
> > To: 'Doug'; 'Discussion of OKDXA'
> > Subject: RE: [OKDXA] FREE Tower space, shack, electricity to hams
> >
> > Doug, I think you got my reply, but I notice it did not go to the entire
> > reflector.
> >
> > The tower is 28 miles north of Stillwater, OK.  It is about mid-way
> > between
> > Stillwater and Ponca City.
> >
> > If anybody has an interest in free use of the 225-250 foot segment of the
> > tower, or if they know someone and want to pass the message to them,
> > please
> > let me know.  Otherwise, I will soon be calling the MN ham and telling him
> > there are no takers.  For more details, please read my original e-mail at
> > the bottom of this one.
> >
> > 73 to all,
> >
> > Ken K5KC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doug [mailto:paintedgun at ecewb.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 4:35 PM
> > To: k5kc at suddenlink.net; 'Discussion of OKDXA'
> > Subject: RE: [OKDXA] FREE Tower space, shack, electricity to hams
> >
> > Is that Stillwater, OK or Stillwater, MN?
> >
> > 73, Doug W5GA
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of K5KC
> > Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:25 AM
> > To: Discussion of OKDXA
> > Subject: [OKDXA] FREE Tower space, shack, electricity to hams
> >
> > A fellow ham from MN called last night and offered FREE the following
> > things
> > to a group of hams who might want to take advantage of them:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. The top 25 feet of a 250 foot tower (self supporting and beefy enough
> > to
> > put ANY antennas we want up there).
> >
> > 2. 200 sq ft of a 3000 sq ft building with 24 inch walls (hurricane
> > proof).
> >
> > 3. Free electrical from 800 amp 3 phase service.
> >
> >
> >
> > This might be of interest to a group of contesters who would want to use
> > the
> > location as their ready-made contesting HQs (28 miles north of
> > Stillwater).
> > Or, to DXers who are forced into remote operation by covenants.  I suspect
> > some pretty decent antennas could be scrounged.
> >
> >
> >
> > This gentleman sounds totally solid.  He buys towers and sells the space
> > for
> > various purposes.  He always tries to allot some of the prime space to
> > fellow hams.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anybody interested?  Any group of a few contesters interested?
> >
> >
> >
> > 73 Ken K5KC
> >
> > 405-747-4313 Cell
> >
> >
> >
> >
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