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So, here we are– playing catch up. Seemingly the usual story on this blog. Some work updates (for those interested readers who find ham radio towers fascinating subject matter):  A quick dash to W4CYS, where the Prosistel was in error … Continue reading →

Well, the weather finally cooperated–the river out in Peoria (which stayed above flood stage seemingly forever), & W2GD & I were able to get to K9CT’s to begin building the OWA Yagis, which we’ll install next month. You could barely … Continue reading →

Where the WEATHER is, well, wayyyyy different than it was last week in Myrtle Beach, SC, & even back home in Charlotte, NC. It seems to rain here every afternoon. No wonder the foliage is such brilliant green! Of course, … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, it was uncommon to have a rotatable antenna on 40M. Only the biggest stations had them, & everyone else dreamed of them, or considered them too expensive, too outrageous, & so forth. Then came the personal … Continue reading →

Some of you follow this blog, some of you keep in touch via other means, meaning that some of you know of the follies & foibles ole ‘ZA has suffered at the hands of some thieves out at his Stanley, … Continue reading →

Ahh…the Internet’s a swell thing…. Received an interesting email from Mike, who’s SM2WMV (SJ2W) about this blog. His own page provides for some interesting reading, as well, especially concerning the contest station he’s building. [http://www.sj2w.se/contest/] Today, off to DE to … Continue reading →

Spent most of the week just past digging in the dirt & playing with that ever popular building compound–concrete! WA2BCK’s installation is certainly unique, in that all of his  elevated guy post anchors are at different heights, requiring some mental … Continue reading →

A while back, after the thieves got through gate (moving some very large boulders to do so), & stealing all my Heliax stock, as well as my nearly-new Sears lawn tractor, I planted some “spikes” in the wheel ruts they … Continue reading →

Well, a real estate agent called & wanted to hire me to remove a tower, to be paid by a local bank. Shared digital photos & descriptions showed a Rohn 25G (said to be 50 ft), so it looked like … Continue reading →

Headed to NC mountains today. First stop at QTH of old pal K2SD, whose Tennadyne log periodic was acting funny. After some juggling around w/the assorted feedline jumpers into the shack, we decided to replace the coax. Once atop the … Continue reading →