Monthly Archives: September 2013

Fancy Gap Fun

The long range (10 day) forecast for Fancy Gap/Galax VA was good, so we’d planned to go there to resolve some issues for W4TJE. On tap were installing a guy bracket for the bottom guy on his 100-ft 45G tower, … Continue reading

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The Ravages of Time

Today found us up in Clemmons, NC, where the business of the day was to take down a Mosley PRO-57 for N4VE, who obtained the beam (along with the supporting tower) from a local Silent Key. The “trick” to this … Continue reading

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Down from Walden Pond

When K1VR asked about tower work, I never expected his QTH to be literally just “down the road” from this historic site. Passing by it daily on our way to the jobsite was a true treat. The job was to … Continue reading

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Dashing Down to Darlington

So, I admit to liking alliterative titles, but the journey was really more of a meander, not a dash. Met up with Dave, KM4D, to retrieve a 402-CD (shorty forty) for N0AX’s up-coming installation. Dave also referred me to a … Continue reading

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Crazy, Creative, Catskills Comedy

Okay, there wasn’t a whole lot of comedic antics going on up in the Catskills, but W2GD and I (along with helper W2RQ), did manage to install N2QV’s 150-feet of rotating 55G tower, stacked with a set of four WU2X … Continue reading

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