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Can anyone tell me what a DB225 type antenna in used condition is worth?
It is presently on a 60 foot tower at a fertilizer warehouse so I cant tell much about it.
The tower looks ok if that helps.
The fire dept. thanks you for any help.

In reading between the lines here, it sounds lke the
plant wants to get rid of the antenna. If that is the
case, tell them you will take it down at no cost to them.
Otherwise your getting a pig in a poke.

Most of the DB224 elements get eaten up by the
natural elements in about 5 or 6 years. In this case
it is probably made worse by the chemical dust from
the plant.

When I was working for a paging company in New
Orleans, they had to change out their antennas
about every 3 or 4 years or they would fall apart from
the salt and chemicals in the air.

In a more normal region, these antennas will last a
good number of years. I have seen some that were
over 10 years and still in fairly good shape.

The main problem other than corrosion is from the
coax cable going bad from the sun's UV and starting
to cause water to leak into the cable. Many radio
shops use to just replace the coax harness and keep
going. Problem is the harness is no longer available.
So when these antennas show poor performance or
high SWR, unless you can locate a replacement
harness, your SOL.

Jim

ki4cye wrote:Can anyone tell me what a DB225 type antenna in used condition is worth?
It is presently on a 60 foot tower at a fertilizer warehouse so I cant tell much about it.
The tower looks ok if that helps.
The fire dept. thanks you for any help.

Whats a DB225, Its not listed by Tessco and not on Andrews web site.

However,
What are the enviromental conditions, (Lots of sun, Hurricane belt, snow, salt air, high lightning area etc.)
How long has it been up there?

Assuming it is a DB 224 they only cost just over $400 at Tessco so is it worth a scond hand one in particular if you are a PS agency

About the only value I see in this situation is if they let you use it as is on the tower.


Chris
N9LLO

Sorry for the typo, it is a DB224 type
One of our members ask if they wanted to get rid of it, and they told him to make an offer.
Thanks for the info.

and they told him to make an offer.

This whole deal is one loaded question, without much information

Does the antenna work?

(Does it have a feedline, and can you check it with an analyzer?)

Are you to take down the tower as well?

Where is it located?


.........fertilizer warehouse.......

Sounds like an invitation for a corrosion problem, to me. Depending, as well, on what weather and humidity the tower and antenna have endured and FOR HOW MANY YEARS

this thing could even be dangerous to climb and remove. It is possible, in other words, that even if this antenna/tower is free, it could be a bad deal or even dangerous.

We are in south Ga.
Hot and humid in summer, maby 3 months of winter and mild.
I will check the tower before I climb, if there is any question in my mind I wont go up, dont see much of a second chance for falling 60 feet with a tower.
I like running in burning buildings too much to do something stupid like that.
I know it has been up for at least 4 years.
Unsure wheather there is feedline on it or not, I rode by and looked at it from the road yesterday,but you cant tell much from 40 feet away.
It is about 200 foot from the warehouse.
I plan to stop by and have a closer look Tuesday.
If it has feed line maby I can hook an analizer to it.
If it's not worth fooling with we can always walk away from it.
Thanks for the help

If you think it's only been up about 4 years, then that sheds a whole new light on the matter. Also, you might want to try and find out what freq the thing was on?

4 years on a fertilizer plant .
The antenna only costs just over $400

Nah! not worth the effort of taking it down

Definatly not worth climbing and dissasmbling to take it down, matter of fact, it's only worth it if they pay you to take it. Then its pusshing it.

MotoMax300 wrote:Definatly not worth climbing and dissasmbling to take it down, matter of fact, it's only worth it if they pay you to take it. Then its pusshing it.

Especially with the smell of a fertilizer plant

KI4CYE

If the antenna you are talking about is at the fertilizer plant warehouse in Coolidge then you are likely not going to be interested in the antenna. I know there is that type antenna installed there, are you are close by so just assuming that might be the location you are referring to. It has some good heliax hardline that might be worth taking down, about 225ft of it with some good quality connectors on it as well. Unless the antenna has been replaced since then I installed it back in late 1999 or early 2000 and it is VHF highband.

If this is the location you are referring to you can message me for more info.

-Justin

It's vhf high band,cant remember the exact freq.
It's in city limits of moultrie, but cant remember the name of the place. Name has changed a few times in past few years.