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Tony Hwang

dpb wrote:
wrote:
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a premium high gain antenna like a channelmaster can easily be a a few
hundred with antenna and rotor, now add pipe, mounts to home and
hardware......

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I just replaced the antenna w/ a long range fringe C-M in February after
the ice collapsed the old one. Was less than $200 for largest/highest
gain. Two sections of 20' tubing from the local used ironmonger aren't
more than $20/ea, if that. Set 'em up and you're done. Any other odds
and ends of hardware are dime and nickel stuff...

Will last for years, no additional fees/cost. Antenna may suffer damage
and need replacement from weather--how frequent depends on severity of
local conditions. We're in a very high wind area subject to lots of
hail, extreme t-storms, etc., but still antenna typically will last 10
years or more. The tower has been bent over once in 30 years by a
combination blizzard/ice, but a torch and it was straightened up at no
additional outlay.

Want pictures? Anybody who can't/won't put something like that together
isn't much of a candidate for "rural" living...

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Hi,
Any precautionary thing for lightning strike?