Author Archives: K4ZA

On our first visit to N4VLQ’s, we only found the problem–the little plastic standoff insulators on his Mosley Classic 33 had enlarged screw threads, At first, I thought I’d simply drill & re-tap new holes (moving from #10 to #12 … Continue reading →

And an afternoon visit to K4SQR was the main focus today. After beefing up the truss support & re-doing the Phillystran cables, we hitched the T-12 to the tram line & very slowly & carefully eased the beam past the … Continue reading →

Joe & I were in Saluda yesterday, doing ye olde “diggin in the dirt” for client K0COP, who has a mountain retreat type QTH up there, from his Aiken SC home. His neighbor scooped out the base hole, apparently using … Continue reading →

Wow, what a pleasant surprise to get a quick note from John, LA7GNA. asking me to “keep writing,” which, for any or all writers, is always a delight. Once again, it’s humbling to hear from readers throughout the world; it … Continue reading →

Another fun-filled, exciting week….up to Little Hocking Ohio, mostly driven by the long range forecast, which was predicted to be good weather, hoping to get N4REC’s installation finished. Alas, the weather did not follow the forecast. We got there amidst … Continue reading →

Joe & I went to Raleigh, where W6NWS’s QTH awaited us with some significant tornado damage, all suffered while Larry was over in XV2-land for three months. His F-12 80M rotary dipole & F-12 40M Yagi was both broken by … Continue reading →

This week found us wrapping up the K4VZA installation.  A few stumbling blocks–mostly the old Hy-Gain 6M Yagi I had taken down over on the Eastern shore of NC; it simply did not or would not load or act like … Continue reading →

150 spam messages, a new high! Spent several days helping the xyl w/things, like walking. Her physical recovery proceeding slower than I (we) anticipated, but overall, things are indeed improving. Her back pain is gone. She suffers from some pain … Continue reading →

And it surely is. We got to mine this afternoon after suffering through the longest traffic delay of my life–two hours stopped on I-77, from what I assume was a capsized tractor/trailer rig near Fancy Gap, in the VA mountains. … Continue reading →

And I certainly deleted every g-d one of them! The spam stuff from this blog is just annoying as hell. Every single one of them is tagged “Hire K4ZA,” which is the first clickable link on the webpage. I’ll have … Continue reading →