For the adventurous and thrifty among us...I don't need any more stuff right now! 73, --Ethan, K8GU. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jim Stahl via groups.io <jimk8mr=aol.com@groups.io> Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 2:20 PM Subject: [MRRC] Tower Available To: mrrc@groups.io <mrrc@groups.io>, nodxa@contesting.com < nodxa@contesting.com> If anyone is looking for a crank up tower, here is one for the effort of getting it down. This is at the QTH of Reno, WT8C (SK) in Mentor, Ohio. For more info contact Tom, K8AZ. 73 - Jim K8MR -----Original Message----- From: Lee, Thomas J. <tlee@taftlaw.com> As far as last weekend, that news is positive. Several of us were at Connie Tonsi’s house. With the help of Jim, AA8OY and Tim, W3YQ, and another Jim, KB8N (a good friend of K3LR), we managed to take care of Reno’s radio estate. Tim was able to crank down Reno’s 54’ crank-up tower – no small feat after 4-5 years of being up surrounded by growing trees, and we are now relieved that it will be possible to remove the antennas with the tower nested. That process is now scheduled for the weekend of May 8-9, depending on Tim’s schedule; we will welcome help and I will announce details as soon as I have them. In that regard, all the radio equipment and antennas have been purchased, but the Hy-Gain HG-54HD tower has not. I do recall that Reno paid to replace the winch cable was replaced with SS aircraft cable 5 or more years ago – that cable is still shiny and bright, and is likely the reason that the tower came down so smoothly after years of being fully extended. But it is an older tower, and there is no “tilt over erection fixture” to softly lower it once the antennas are removed. The current plan is to remove the antennas and rotor and then (literally) “drop” the tower, and call a scrap yard to come haul it away. So if you know anyone who wants it and is willing to remove it, speak now. The key here is, Connie has already signed with a realtor and the house is going on the market. She also has purchased a condo and is preparing to move, so we do not have time to waste. And, without doubt, experience has dictated that realtors will not show a house where a tower is erect and “will be removed in the future if a sale is made”. My guess is that they have heard that story before – and know that those promises are sometimes hard to keep. _._,_._,_ ------------------------------ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1042) <https://groups.io/g/MRRC/message/1042> | Reply To Group <MRRC@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BMRRC%5D%20Tower%20Available> | Reply To Sender <jimk8mr@aol.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BMRRC%5D%20Tower%20Available> | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/82488615/381687> | New Topic <https://groups.io/g/MRRC/post> Your Subscription <https://groups.io/g/MRRC/editsub/381687> | Contact Group Owner <MRRC+owner@groups.io> | Unsubscribe <https://groups.io/g/MRRC/leave/8172142/381687/1628385484/xyzzy> [ ethan@k8gu.com] _._,_._,_ -- http://www.k8gu.com/ Repair. Re-use. Re-purpose. Recycle.