[kwlug-disc] Ota TV CITV down?

[Colin Mackay]

Oh.  Here is a website with some prices (USD) and an installation guide:

http://www.tvantenna.com/products/tvreception/mounting/towers/taco/dmx/dmxtowers.html

Instructions:
http://www.tvantenna.com/products/tvreception/mounting/towers/taco/dmx/DMXinstructions.pdf

On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Watch out for Kijiji ads, some of those old towers are rusted pretty badly.
>
> 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.
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> I have seen lots of these in the rural homes west of KW.
>>
>> Anyone know how much putting up one of these would cost?
>>
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