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Home late last night…here’s a summary of work this roadtrip. Began with another visit to W4CYS. This time, we planned to do the “wiring” for the tower–running Heliax & control lines, then burying them back to the house, & so … Continue reading →

Headed to mid-MO last week w/old pal AI0O’s 2L 30M Yagi atop the bed rack, along w/a 25AG5 section of tower. Couldn’t make the trip (16 hours) in one go–getting old, apparently. Great to see Rob again, & we immediately … Continue reading →

Scott, KA9FOX, who hosts this BLOG effort, up-dated not only the look and format of the page, but made some improvements which should make my work (such as it is), easier! Received two positive comments/remarks about the site’s appearance before … Continue reading →

The box of my books arrived from the ARRL..so it seems only logical to advertise them here, as well as any other place I can! After all, any & all marketing help is good help, right? Herewith: Antenna Towers for … Continue reading →

Finally, after what seemed interminable delays, managed to geto to WB4YDL’s, to fix some problems and install his new, 120-ft 45G tower. Things started badly, with no amount of logic or simple solutions solving the riddle of his non-functioning Orion … Continue reading →

Today’s spam filter contained two: The first said I was totally blowing smoke, the second said this was a truly great blog, with useful information, et cetera… Talk about your highs ‘n lows in one fell swoop, hi~! Got some … Continue reading →

The spam box was loaded up after this trip. Weird remarks, off0 topics posts, ads, complaints (why’d you remove my comment?), et cetera… Anyhow, this trip up Nawth took me to N3EON’s, where we finally resolved his KT34 issues–it was … Continue reading →

Well, the Grandaddy of them all is past for another year! Saw the usual pals. Found a few bargains–specifically some FSJ4-50 connectors (Andrew SuperFlex) & bought them all. As I was leaving the table, I noticed some LDF-7 connectors. So, … Continue reading →

Just home from another trip to Culpeper, VA, where I got W4CYS’s 130-ft 55G stood up in place.  Drove up Sunday, worked Monday & Tuesday building antennas & feedlines (2M, 6M, XM-240 & C-31 beams). W2GD came down Tuesday night, … Continue reading →

As we approach fall, the spam file seems to fill up more and more frequently here on the blogging page. Maybe it’s the time of year? Maybe it’s these catchy titles that hook ’em in?? Maybe it’s the Zeitgeist??? Planned … Continue reading →