Author Archives: K4ZA

The day started out okay…but went downhill quickly. Drove out to Gaston County storage site, to meet a couple of the locals, who were coming out to buy & pick up some items, & to retrieve a Ham-M rotator for … Continue reading →

Yeah, that’s me, just in…from another roadtrip up Nawth…where it was, in a word, cold cold cold! Started off at W3LPL’s, planning to do the ARRL DX Test, but discovered one of the support ropes broken on the 160M four … Continue reading →

The day dawned just like usual. Except I found myself (just like in the commercial), with an achy, stuffy, congested, sick all over feeling–some sort of bug, I guess. Spent the day half-asleep or groggy or otherwise unfocused. Even hurt … Continue reading →

Well, plans to work on the WA4GP station took an unexpected turn today, as I forgot to inspect the original earth anchors, & needed to install new EQ plates, which I did not have in the truck. So, K4DXA & … Continue reading →

The WX was the deciding factor, as the temp finally got above freezing. In a big way, with a high of 62. Took N4IZ with me, & headed over to Concord, where we finally got the last of WA4GP’s broken … Continue reading →

Cold, cold temps prevented any tower work, even limiting the amount of outdoor running around, et cetera. LOTS of email traffic regarding this “new” site, all of it overwhelmingly positive. Thanks must go to Scott KA9FOX at QTH.com for help … Continue reading →

Charlotte, NC–Wednesday After a quick dash to the cardiologist (I’m fine for another six months), I found myself near the weekly CDXA luncheon site, so stopped in (since I’m hardly ever free at that tiem). The usual gang was there. … Continue reading →

Home from another trip to Texas, where W2GD & I continue the NR5M rebuilding efforts. This week we focused on two primary projects—refurbishing an older 45G tower (the first tower to be built at the station, in fact), which will … Continue reading →

WordPress isn’t quite as intuitive as journalspace was, but it appears to be easy enough to use, once one gets going. Tnx to KA9FOX for help, of course. Here’s #2…

Despite the temperature never getting above 30-degrees today, went ahead & moved the old Heliax & some of the antennas out to the Stanley QTH. N4HN drove out & picked up the LDF-7 and the 220 mHz Boomer. Still have … Continue reading →