Monthly Archives: June 2009

Hump Day

Wednesday was that, all right. 15 hour long workday. But all ready to go for the concrete truck this AM & the pour went off w/o a hitch. Tower base & three deadman anchors. Moving East tomorrow, to the PVRC … Continue reading

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Monday 6/22 post #2

Success at N4TX’s mountain QTH this afternoon! The rotator (the more difficult task, I thought, because of the high, constant wind up here) turned out to be relatively easy–all finished in less than an hour. No trouble whatsoever, although there … Continue reading

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On The Road w/K4ZA

The long tower work trip began with a bang, not a whimper…or maybe I WAS whimpering…finding things not, shall we say, quite to Rohn factory specs at WA2BJN’s installation, while heading North to MD/VA, etc. But clever solutions to those … Continue reading

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6-17

Tried to wrap up the N4IZ install yesterday, but Don’s T2X was found to be faulty after we installed it. So….that will have to wait until I return from this pending trip to MD/VA/WV, et cetera, where a number of … Continue reading

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Sunday the 14th, wrapup

W2GD & I spent another workweek in Texas, arriving home late last night (John to NJ; me to NC). The week in Texas was hot, hot, hot–with temps averaging above 100-degrees every day. Not the worst conditions we’ve experienced there, … Continue reading

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Thursday, Thursday

First thing this AM, K4DXA, K4IZE & myself arrive at N4IZ’s & begin preparations to tram up his new TH-11. Five minutes after we arrive, it starts raining, but five minutes later, it quits, so we forge on, etc. The … Continue reading

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Tuesday, Tuesday…

Well, that old song, “the best laid plans” truly held true this morning. While moving the mower to the shop for some repairs, the wheel bearing failed on the trailer & the righthand wheel came off the trailer on I-485. … Continue reading

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Monday, Monday…

Just typing those two words brings back the melody…& a flood of memories. The 60s truly do seem like only yesterday, & the harmony (both literal & metaphoric) from The Mamas & The Papas & that era seem truly distant, … Continue reading

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