Category Archives: Blog

While it’s really May, April is supposed to be the cruelest month (according to T. S. Eliot), & we suffered through three days of increasingly bad rain up in Ohio, certainly dampening the enthusiasms of the many hams at Dayton … Continue reading →

This week found me & climbing partner W2GD in PA, where the work was to dismantle & take down the K3CR station, at Penn State University. Trustee WA3FET used the site extensively over the years for antenna experimentation, & he … Continue reading →

It’s not uncommon for me to receive an email query like this: “My name is Bob & I need a 40-ft tower installed in my backyard. What would this cost?” Naturally, one has to respond to this sort of thing. … Continue reading →

At last year’s Dayton Hamvention, a contingent of KP4s made a plea that I attend the ARRL’s  Southeastern Division Convention, which was also going to be the Puerto Rican National Convention, & give a talk about tower work. Flattery got … Continue reading →

I was surprised today to receive two holiday “greetings” emails from blog readers. Both mentioned my Mother’s passing earlier this year, both asked about my XYL, both offered simple best wishes for the Xmas.  Each was the kind of thing … Continue reading →

A while back, a guy in Iowa asked if I could/would list or broker or otherwise help him sell a Rohn SSV tower. Which I’ve posted on the CDXA webpage. But last Friday, had a serious screw up of some … Continue reading →

In spite of my recent run of weird luck (I’m trying to be optimistic, & refrain from using the word “bad” here…), I’m fairly thankful for recent happenings. This past weekend found me in Maryland again, sitting in a 20M … Continue reading →

Getting a new shed built out in Gaston County next week & needed to clear away the old lean-to & brush where it’ll be sited. So….to expedite things, I thought I’d rake up all the fallen leaves & burn them … Continue reading →

So it was, with some trepidation, I headed to W3LPL for the SSB portion of CQWW. Doing 20M once again, but with limited resources–meaning we’d be up against K3LR et al with mostly me in the chair, as opposed to … Continue reading →

The past week found me up in Maryland, where three client jobs were scheduled: 1)  W3LL, who MonstIR needed to go back up, once a new prop pitch rotator was installed in his ANW tower (100 foot). 2) W3IUU, who … Continue reading →