Author Archives: K4ZA

Dear Reader: There MUST be readers out there, despite the holiday season, despite my absence from the blogging world, despite my not showing up on your doorstep to perform some magical tower work, despite the weather forecaster’s warnings, et cetera, … Continue reading →

What a day…! Marti’s first day after back surgery–she’s still mostly “out of it,” as we used to say. But the initial prognosis seems to be good, leastwise that’s what the surgeon says. But then, why would he say anything … Continue reading →

Things of note of late: We finally resolved the 10M Yagi problem with the C-19XR at AA4VV. It was pretty simple, once we got the beam back on the ground. All of the 1/2-inch pieces of the 10M elements were … Continue reading →

Have never listed or posted things I am about to do, or upcoming jobs. But after this weekend’s all-consuming CQ WW multi-multi effort at W3LPL, I feel compelled to write about tower work. The contest was fun (as always) but … Continue reading →

Well, headed up I-77 for N4REC’s Little Hocking, Ohio home, where I thought we’d be installing his old Rohn SSV tower. But, as plans sometimes do, things slid sideways somewhat. First, while the SSV-series towers are plentiful, & plenty strong … Continue reading →

K3TW says he’s awaiting my writing about the recent trip to Florida, which included work for him, so here goes: It took me 12 hours to get to the West Palm Beach area, home of W1MBB, our first client of … Continue reading →

Found KI4TZ and myself in Lexington, NC, where we finally were able to finish the installation for AA4VV. Things expanded a bit beyond the original estimate–to become a truly turnkey job. Did everything but dig the base and anchors. Rain … Continue reading →

If you suffer tower/antenna damage from Hurricane Sandy, I’ll provide repairs or service with a 20% LABOR discount. I’ll extend this offer through the end of this year–ending January 1st, 2013.

The biggest contest, the CQWW, has finally come & gone. While it seemed like it would never arrive, & sometimes seemed that conditions would never materialize, time & circumstance prevailed (as we knew they would, having learned long ago on … Continue reading →

It was right out of Henry James, all right. The weekend, that is. Up in State College, PA. Working with W2GD, doing some needed maintenance items at the K3CR (Penn State) station. Our assignment was to “fix” the lower & … Continue reading →