Category Archives: Blog

Well…it was some week END, anyhow! Conditions for the just-past CQ World Wide phone contest were, to quote old pal P40W, simply “too good,” meaning it was not only hard to take a break, & risk missing more QSOs, but … Continue reading →

Met W2GD in State College PA, where WA3FET had engaged us to install a new 40M OWA atop the K3CR station’s 180 foot tower (the 10M stack tower). Rather unique work, considering that Jim (WA3FET) designed the antenna! It had … Continue reading →

What a week~! The trip to Forest VA & W0ID’s QTH went easily enough, hauling the 9-ft wide rolls of Polygon Rod along. Monday found me building & assembling the Tri-Ex tower sections, including replacing a set of bearings in … Continue reading →

It’s still raining in Myrtle Beach; it’s threatening to rain in Charlotte. Considering we’ve been in what the weatherfolk refer to as a “mild drought” this year, it’s hard to believe I’ve lost work or had it delayed or otherwise … Continue reading →

Amidst pouring rain here in Charlotte, got a phone call from old friend & co-worker at University of Maryland (TV engineer), Bob Swanner. We’d not spoken for probably close to 10 years. So that was a treat–I had replied to … Continue reading →

Well, the constant rain the past few days here in the Queen City has made tower work next-to-impossible. Spent the day yesterday fixing the problem with the Kodak printer, which has plagued us since installing the new desktop. It runs … Continue reading →

This week found W2GD & myself once again “playing in Peoria,” at K9CT’s coming-to-fruition contest station. Our goal? The installation of his new homebrewed 3L 80M Yagi! At 660 lbs, it’s the largest antenna we have ever put in the … Continue reading →

It was a slow ride up to Great Falls, VA–lugging the Rohn 55G & the Heliax & assorted pieces/parts for WA2BCK’s install. But everything proceeded according to plan, as we stacked 40 feet of the tower by hand, then assembled … Continue reading →

Simple site survey….with a stopover up near Raleigh to pick up some 502 insulators from Jack, W0UCE.  Ya gotta like it when after greeting you at the door, the host immediately says, “Let me show you the shack!”  I hadn’t … Continue reading →

Way back when…W4TJE inquired about putting up his Rohn 45G tower with his 15M Yagi stack, but I couldn’t meet his time schedule, so he hired some other locals to do it. It’s never worked right, & he’s been adamant … Continue reading →