Monthly Archives: September 2014

Atlanta up-date

A while back, I described the horror story I found at a client’s Atlanta QTH–his 90-foot Rohn 25G tower with two of the legs totally rusted out. And only one set of guys ever installed, with one of THOSE wires … Continue reading

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Raleigh Realities

So…we headed up to Raleigh, NC, to deal with two problem antennas at CDXA member Larry’s (W6NWS) home. His 4L Yagi on 40M suffered some linear loading damage during last winter’s unusual (for this part of the country) radial ice. … Continue reading

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XYL up-date

Since it appears, from the queries received via text, emails and good old landline, that there are still actual readers or viewers out there (everything one reads says blogging is dead, that Facebook and other “social media,” are the only … Continue reading

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Word Pictures Only…

This week’s jobs included takedown of K4GLC. Like a lot of folks, Lee felt that his tower was going to become a liability as he got older, so he asked us to remove it. 70 feet of 25G with a … Continue reading

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Somewhat momentous occasion

Well, the seven-year-old Dodge Dakota rolled over 300,000 miles this afternoon. Personally, I’ve never owned a vehicle with that high of a mileage total. I’m pleased and somewhat surprised, maybe even a little bit depressed, by the event. Most all … Continue reading

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