Category Archives: Blog

Finally managed to get some willing ground crew volunteer help (Thanks, N1GC!) & we were able to get Olaf, KF4TP’s new SteppIR built on the tower, in the air, today! The slowdown was the smaller-than-standard mast required, since his taper … Continue reading →

Okay, so I’m a week early–it not being the 15th just yet–but I liked the title for the post. March is always an interesting month for me, considering it’s my birthday. And Spring is almost here. And work ramps up. … Continue reading →

Off to N VA/MD… Stopover at W4CYS to see if we can figure out why the XM–240 & the C-31 are slipping on the mast…then hopefully arrange for crane/manbasket to allow me to change out bad coax jumpers… Then on … Continue reading →

After some delays due to travel, & John’s not being available, et cetera, I was finally able to get to W7WZ’s place today, & we were able to get his Force 12 2L 40M Yagi up in the air. He … Continue reading →

When Steve Kahn, K5MIF, stumbled across the CDXA Boneyard page, and saw the Henry 3K-A listed, he called me immediately and bought it.  A few days later, he called back, wondering how he’d be able to get it!  We arranged … Continue reading →

Spam count this week:  Only two dozen idiotic messages while on the road! Yes, boys and girls, this week found ole Sparky in Augusta, GA, home of the legendary “Godfather of Soul,” James Brown. In town to replace lightning-damaged items … Continue reading →

Okay, so it’s hardy song-title worthy–the week just past, that is. But so it goes, as Mr. Vonnegut used to say, regularly, and so aptly, I might add. Spent several days up in N. VA, getting finishing touches on W4CYS’s … Continue reading →

It is with a heavy heart that I type this, but the blog must end. I have just received an email from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, informing me that I have won 10.5 million dollars in an International Lottery. … Continue reading →

Well, the temp this AM was a whopping 21 degrees. The local TV forecasters are all predicting a high in the mid-to-upper 40s this afternoon, which should help in melting the snow around town. Which, while it sounds great, leads … Continue reading →

The dire predictions & forecasts were all correct. We awoke this morning to a postcard winter wonderland–snow, & a more-than-normal amount of it, especially for January in the Carolinas, on the ground. We have a smooth five inches on our … Continue reading →