Author Archives: K4ZA

After 50 years of “fooling around” with towers and tower work, including these past 20 years of so-called “professional” labor, I believed I’d seen everything when it came to guys doing things, well, “the wrong way” or some convoluted, contrived … Continue reading →

…to borrow from the old Howdy Doody Show… It’s time to try & resurrect the idea of ham radio tower work posts! The weather has been the deciding factor of late–this winter & spring have simply been awful in terms … Continue reading →

Okay….it’s the end of something, 2017 mostly, & I apologize for not keeping current on the blog, & to all the starving Pygmies there in New Guinea, et cetera.. The knee surgery went well, & I was basically back at … Continue reading →

Well, it’s been a week since the supposedly “simple” arthroscopic procedure on my right knee & I must say, I’m as confused as I’ve ever been. The pain level has slowly inched back up, & my knee (well, actually my … Continue reading →

Arrived home from work trip to far W TN last Saturday night, the 16th, late. Just grabbed a bite of supper and crashed. Woke up Sunday morning, and collapsed on the floor when I tried to get out of bed! … Continue reading →

A wrap up or narrative of some recent tower experiences… Far West TN, at WB4YDL’s, where the primary focus was to replace the non-working Prosistel 120-ft, no longer turning his big F-12 620. Turns out, an adapter plate I’d made, … Continue reading →

All right…while the weather was a worthwhile topic of convcrsation across much of the USA this week, it was doubly so for those of us doing tower work. Things go off to a hot, dirty, & sweaty start in N4IZ’s … Continue reading →

The old Dodge Dakota was just super reliable–going to 333,000 miles, when I finally decided it was time to let go. Joe, KI4TZ, bought it & it’s still going strong. The only things ever done were oil changes (ever 3000 … Continue reading →

Met up with W2GD in State College, PA, where we’d been previously, but were rained out, doing the takedown & dismantling of K3CR station. Two Yagis remained, both 20M OWA designs (48-ft booms), one around 150-ft & the top one … Continue reading →

That describes the month so far. Joe managed to get back up to NC, coinciding with the VHF contest at AA4ZZ, so we’d planned a variety of client jobs. Wanted to finish the install at K2XN first. Hardest part was … Continue reading →