[BC] AM Tower Replacement In a Remote Locale

[towers at mre.com]

If they're serious about replacing the tower, the first thing they need to
do is craft a site plan and perform soil borings to determine the soil
type. Then a foundation system best suited for the area can be designed. 
At the same time, they need to determine their design goals for the tower.
STL dish(es)? Wind survival...how high of wind speed?  150 mph, 180 mph? 
Do they want redundant guying?  It is the tropics....

I'm building 293 ft. 24" face towers rated for 100mph. at my current project.

However, the above items need answering before one can even begin to
estinate costs.

MM

After that's done, they can start talking with tower manufacturers.

> A station I spoke with in the South Pacific (not Larry's station on Pago
> Pago) is needing their 294 foot AM tower replaced.
>
> Assuming the station has someone there who can install and they don't need
> a
> new ground system, but want the tower lighted and painted. I dont know the
> size of the face, but it's probably whatever is standard, maybe slightly
> less for a station in the mid part of the AM band.
>
> What kind of ball-park are we looking at to replace the tower, from
> manufacturing, painting, lighting and shipment?
> What if they decided to have someone from the tower company fly out to do
> the install, and that person had to ship their equipment, how much extra
> is
> that?
>
> I know there may be more information needed, but this is what I've got for
> now. I've NEVER been involved in replacing an AM tower, so forgive me
> ahead
> of time.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Paul B. Walker, Jr.
> www.onairdj.com
>
>