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| Reviews Summary for W2GD Antenna & Tower Installation, Repair, Painting |
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Reviews: 30
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $(missing—add MSRP)
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Description: Description: Plans, installs, maintains, and repairs amateur radio antennas, towers, rotators and related cabling. Also paints rusting towers and performs Insurance Estimates. Nearly 50 years of amateur radio experience. Will provide service anywhere worldwide, with clients in the USA, Carribean, and South America. Member of the CQ Contest "Hall of Fame". Supports towers 20' to over 200', for Big Gun DXers, Contesters, and Little Pistols. Supports all types of antennas and towers. No task too small, no project too large. Reasonable rates. Contact John directly for a consultation and estimate.
John Crovelli W2GD/P40W
w2gd@hotmail.com
908-391-5611 (c)
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N2PKN
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 7, 2008 07:21
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GREAT !!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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John took down my a3s and other vhf and uhf antennas,rebuilt the beam and replaced all coax.He did a super job and now my rotor went south soooooo called Jonh to come back to put up the new rotor.GREAT GUY !!!!
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W3MR
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Rating: 5/5
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May 22, 2008 16:43
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Overcomes challenges
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have been planning a new tower installation for several years and the local permission took almost 2 years. John was there to help with planning all the way and when I got the permits, John was there to inspect the tower base and for the install several weeks later. The installation of the AN-70HD tower and C31XR antenna was challenging due to the number of trees in close proximity to the tower. In addition, the antenna arrived missing several critical parts which John was able to fabricate with a "field expedient" fix. John and his assistant, Bill, arrived as scheduled and worked tirelessly to get the tower and antenna assembled prior to the crane arrival.
John's rates are very reasonable, he was on-time, and his experience and knowledge with tower and antenna installation were put to the test in this case. Would I use John and Bill again, yes, without a doubt.
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WB2ZHB
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Rating: 5/5
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May 6, 2008 06:34
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Choosing John W2GD is no contest!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Last July I hired John W2GD to take down and reinstall a Tri-Ex W-51 tower, repair a Hy-Gain TH-11DX antenna, and install an Alpha-Delta DX-A twin sloper. I had waited months for another service to perform this work and got zero communication and no results. All it took was one call to John. He immediately returned my call and a date was agreed on for the work to be done. Whenever I would call or email with questions he would get right back to me. John and assistant Bill W2RQ arrived at exactly 10:00am as planned. They worked ten hours non-stop until 8:00pm when the work was completed. I helped as ground crew too. John's experience became obvious when he set up the equipment to lower the tower using multiple block and tackles with a line over the top of my house to a big tree in the front yard. It worked great and there was no damage to my new roof and gutters. He was excellent at coming up with solutions as frozen stainless steel bolts and other problems occurred. When you hire John you're getting a professional who has done high end antenna and tower work for many years both locally and internationally. His reputation for doing top notch work is well deserved. You may also know John as a world class contester operating P40W in Aruba. Thanks to John and Bill for coming over and working so hard. Everything looks great and my TH-11DX is working as good as new. The sloper is working great too. I am having a fantastic time on 40, 80, and top band thanks to these guys. I would recommend John for major projects and also for regularly scheduled maintenance. I plan on hiring John to spray my tower cables with PreLube6 every year from now on. I have now learned it's best to get it done sooner rather then later. 73, Steve WB2ZHB
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N3QVB
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 30, 2008 06:25
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Excellent work and reliable
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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My project was a 30 foot tower and an F12 C3S with Yaesu rotor. As this was my first tower/beam, John advised me on what to order, oversaw the concrete pour for the base portion and assembled the tower and antenna. He touts himself as a problem solver and that's exactly what he is. If there were hiccups in the process due to QC defects on the manufacturing side, he had a plan to correct it and move on to the next step. All work was done professionally and in a timely fashion. I would call John in again for my next antenna project and would encourage anybody to do the same.
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N2MAD
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 21, 2008 14:48
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Excellence and professionalism
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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John removed and replaced an old installation on my roof with 3 antennas on a single mast (F12 C-3SS, M2 6M3 and an F12 Ruby 270). He toiled non-stop (over 8 hours) and finished just as we were losing the light. He is friendly and personable and he was on time (to the minute). I am very pleased with the quality of his work. His knowledge is extensive and his work and work ethic are exemplary. You may find other installers but none better. As another testimonial claimed, I didn't know him previously but now I consider him a friend. I recommend him highly.
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WB1FFI
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 4, 2008 14:15
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Excellent work
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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John worked in windy 35 degree weather on my roof replacing a dead rotor with a new rotor and control wire. He admits not being fond of roof work, but he climbed the chimney and mast supports with ease and single handedly lifted and reset my 2 element beam into the rotor clamps. He also repaired a broken connector on my 40 meter dipole. The work took exactly the amount of time he predicted and his charges are very fair. I highly recommend him and appreciate his rapid response to e-mails.
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W3CC
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 4, 2008 06:39
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Excellent
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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John has performed extensive tower, rotor and antenna work for me. His workmanship is excellent. He does consult on towers and antennas as to type, placement, cost etc. You will be pleased with his work.
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W3KL
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 19, 2007 05:35
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Once Again...Excellent Work
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Time owned: months
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John was at my place yesterday to help finish installing the last two yagis on my 140 foot tower.
As is always the case at my QTH, it was difficult install, made even more difficult by sub-30 degree F temperatures.
To make a long story short, all my yagis are now up, and the work that was done was outstanding.
I intend to use John again in the future when I have work to do with antennas and my tower.
73. Jeff
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NG3J
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 2, 2007 05:12
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Excellent work !!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Well, this review is a year late but better late than never! I had just moved into my new house which is a small ranch home on 2 acres. I purposely searched for a house with property so I could put up a tower with HF beams on top. I called John, explained what I wanted to do and he made some recommendations. At first, I wanted a fold over crank-up tower, but the cost would have put me over budget. So he recommended the old reliable Rohn 25G tower. He said sections can be found reasonably cheap. So he sent an email out to his DX group and within a couple of days, had a few replies with folks looking to unload tower sections. I originally wanted a Steppir 4 element antenna (which I may still get one day!) but one of the replies he received from the email he sent out, had someone looking to get rid of their entire tower and antenna system. I called the person (Pete - NO2R) and ended up getting all the tower sections and hardware I needed PLUS I ended up purchasing his Force 12 C31XR triband yagi AND his 2 element 40 meter Cushcraft yagi, and Yaesu 1000 rotor at a VERY good price. I only purchased enough sections for a 50 ft tower as that's the highest I can go without getting a variance. At any rate, John made a couple of visits to my house to spec out the land and give recommendations as to where to put the tower. I followed his advice and I laid the concrete base in early October to give a month for it to set before scheduling the actual install date. I then setup a date in early November of '06 to do the actual install. Both of our schedules were very tight so I ended up leaving everything out for John one weekday and left for work while he came to do the tower install. The first day, he came out and had the 50ft Rohn tower up and guyed and the next day, he came out, assembled the antennas that had be broken down for transport, and installed them on top the tower. Again, when I came home from work, the entire tower with antennas were up and ready to go. Here I am just over a year later, and I have one STURDY, ROCK SOLID 50ft Rohn tower with a Force 12 C31XR at 50', a 10 element 2 meter yagi at about 55', and a 2 element 40 meter yagi at 62'. There have been a couple of times where the winds have kicked up pretty good which didn't phase the tower or antennas!! John was easy to work with and EVERY time I placed a call to him, he RESPONDED very QUICKLY!! John is VERY knowlegdable with towers AND antennas. I would highly recommend John as he does AWESOME, QUALITY work!! You won't go wrong!
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W3KL
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 27, 2007 07:08
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Excellent Work
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Time owned: months
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I hired John and his assistant Bill to help install three antennas (F12 MAG 620/340, F12 415/410, and F12 WARC7) on my 140 foot Rohn 45G tower.
The installation was particularly difficult because my tower is in the woods AND there wasn't enough room to use a tramline (which would have been the easiest way) to get the MAG620/340 to the top of the tower.
But John was able to figure out an effective and SAFE way to get the massive antenna up.
We didn't get the other two antennas up because John had to get to another customer's site, but he and Bill will be back in a few weeks to help me with the other two.
I have nothing but praise for John and Bill's work.
If you hire them, you will NOT be disappointed.
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