Author Archives: K4ZA

Well, home from the road. Seems as if I have been on the road working for some time, which is true, but not as bad as it might seem, or could be, or whatever…. For those half dozen readers who … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Then we must be on the road to Indiana, where the primary duty is to take down KB9AX’s rusty old AX-series tower & TH-7, then build a new AN Wireless tower with multiple beams to replace everything. The apprehension I … Continue reading →

Finally managed to squeeze in some free time to drive to NC mountains for old chum Scott, K2SD, who’s been having to compute where his Tennadyne LP was pointed, after high winds twisted the beam around on the mast, along … Continue reading →

At last….a couple of rain-free days, along with client Dr. N4REC not working, something which has been next-to-impossible to schedule. With KI4TZ unable to make this trip, I knew I needed some ground crew help while climbing, plus some assistance … Continue reading →

Drove to Raleigh this morning, delivering tower sections to N3ND’s new QTH. Oddly enough, the little Garmin GPS took me to the wrong location! Turns out, there are TWO (yes, 2) Wake Forests in the State of NC, and I … Continue reading →