Monthly Archives: December 2010

Dashed up North of Callao, VA on Wednesday afternoon, arriving at N4HB’s new home. Thursday found us up and at ’em early, putting up 50 feet of 45G and 30 feet of 25G. I had had the 45G regalvanized here … Continue reading →

The forecasters were right:  they predicted four inches of snow, and that’s what we got. Big, white, puffy flakes begain drifting downward around 10-11PM, and we awoke this morning to find everything covered–literally every branch, leaf, whatever surface, etc.  Of … Continue reading →

Yesterday, while heading up to N4HB’s new QTH (North of Callao, VA), Henry called to say he’d have to cancel, with a small family medical emergency. So, turned around & came back home & ended up going to see the … Continue reading →

Well, home at last is the weary traveler, home from the tower work trail of trials ‘n tribulations… Drove out to Peoria, this time to actually erect the 11 K9CT towers: two rotating 195-footers, two rotating 150-footers, a non-rotating 150-footer … Continue reading →

After a frustrating Monday being unable to resolve (meaning successfully tune) W7WZ’s F-12 shorty forty, I headed over to K4MQG’s, where I at least managed to pin the prop pitch so the 80/40 beams would stop spinning in the wind. … Continue reading →