Category Archives: Blog

So far, the expenditures to replace the gear/tools stolen last week in Texas are just under $4,000. And that does NOT yet include a new PFAS climbing harness. Which will come close to $1,000 once I include the positioning lanyard … Continue reading →

Dawned cold & blustery–just about the same weather as when we arrived & began taking the station down.  Only difference today? Everything is on the ground & ready to load in the ATLAS moving van, which arrives right on time. … Continue reading →

Well, time heals all wounds, or so nearly said Chaucer, and the quote has continued creeping forward with us ever since. While the wounds may not exactly heal, the mind manages to maneuver its way around them, and we go … Continue reading →

Was NOT a very good day… Just woke up (it’s midnight here, having fallen asleep laying across the bedsheets after taking a shower about 7PM), & went out to the pickup to get saw batteries to place on the charger. … Continue reading →

The local “day laborer” hiring facility finally came through, & we were able to get three workers on site w/us today. A lot of towers got dis-assembled, some cables rolled up, & things began to be staged near the shack, … Continue reading →

Four was the magic number:  Day FOUR & the final FOUR towers came down, w/the aid of the big crane. Winds abated to around 30MPH, which still made for some fun stuff aloft. The best antenna, in terms of flying … Continue reading →

Apologies for missing Day TWO, but some glitch in MS Explorer simply prevented the admin page here from loading properly.  As is often the case with computers, I gave up after a few minutes of struggling with things… Anyhow, today … Continue reading →

Arrived at K5MR’s early this morning, walked around looking at things, thinking about the workload, et cetera. Steve arrived shortly after, & we discussed various aspects of the work to be done. We began by disconnecting all the phasing lines … Continue reading →

Arrived in Sherman, Texas, this afternoon. W2GD arrives (via the more sophisticated airline method; I drove…) tomorrow afternoon. We’re here this week to take down & dismantle the K5MR station. Eventually, everything will move up to Virginia, where I’ll be … Continue reading →

Well, today’s spam count is down, but among them is one which claims I have waaaayyyyyyyy too many mis-spelled words!  Go figger, huh? Perhaps it’s the use of idioms & ham radio lingo that pushes that writer’s buttons? I stumbled … Continue reading →