[South Florida DX Association] 176 Tower Installation

[Bill Marx]

>From antenna reflector. Look at the photos and drool.
-Bill W2CQ


Good day to all...

    All too often we hear only the gripes, complaints, carping and the
general drum of comments of dissatisfaction and gloom and doom on these
forums.  Today I wish to share with you comments of praise and satisfaction
for a job well-done.

    My tower/antenna projects recently took a quantum leap toward completion
as a result of the efforts of Don Daso, K4ZA.  The physical installation of
the tower and antennas (176+ feet AGL) has now been completed.  This was a
very complex installation consisting of three Force 12 stacked yagis (with a
C-51 on top of the stack),  an 80 meter Force 12 rotating dipole and other
associated antennas, control wiring, etc., etc., etc., . . . .  Due to the
location, terrain, obstructions and other factors, this was a very, very
complex installation requiring the utmost of delicate handling and sheer
brute-force to get everything where it needed to be without damaging
anything or anybody.  All was done with true professionalism.  (Although the
interconnection wiring and tune-up/finalization of the project is not
completed, it has now passed a major hurdle and the project will only
hopefully be downhill from now on.)

Some photos of the installation and of Don and the "crew" can be found at:

                    www.NC4CB.photosite.com

Click on the photo labeled "Tower and Antenna" and then click on "view
slideshow" to sequence through the photos.