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Funtimebob
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Username: Funtimebob

Post Number: 306
Registered: 5-2002


Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 7:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

And go dig me a hole before the weather gets too cold and the ground freezes. 10m is coming in strong from Brazil and I don't have anything up.

I only have a piece of wire strung up along the basement ceiling for listening purposes.


Guess I need to take a trip to cincy and "steal" my buddies post hole digger for a couple of days.

Ive got some bags of Quick-crete handy and one of those 25 foot telescoping T.V. masts But was planning on at least 35-40 feet of mast from Radio Shack.

Maybe I should go to the hardware store and grab a 12 foot section of Heavy Duty PVC for the top as a temporary mast. Since that will eventually break, mount it all on a 4x4 concreted into the hole to make it "Easier to service".

Don't have any Antenna wire handy BuT I do have a very heavy duty 100 foot extension cord where the dog chewed through part of the insulation.

Unfortunately it was unplugged at the time (D##M Chihuahuas).

No balun hanging around waiting to be put to use even though I do have 50 feet of coax handy (Radio Shack) But I do have some 450Ohm feed line (Lost somewhere in my basement of doom and Pepsi Zero/Hamshack).

Pretty sure I can come up with some end insulators...........

Does it ever end?
Dyslexics of the world UNTIE!
73 De Bubba Honorary O.F.

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Moderator636
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Post Number: 83
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 9:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

why would you want it to end? look how much fun your having.
Jeff KD8GHS
Moderator636
CEF0636 CVC68
CEF HAM#245
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Tech237
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Post Number: 1475
Registered: 4-2004


Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 10:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I dont even have that piece of wire up for 10m - Darn HOA
Tech237
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God only made some many perfect head, on the rest he put hair.
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Revpo
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Post Number: 583
Registered: 7-2006
Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 - 9:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Put one up in your crawl space, just a dipole should work or hang a square from /around a window<temporary>.
10 is best it has been in 9 years..wrkd AFRICA the other day with 25 watts and a invee.
REVPO/CEF795
73
REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795
Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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Funtimebob
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Post Number: 308
Registered: 5-2002


Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 - 12:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

636< we are so close we could probably talk together
on a string and dixie cups or even 2m simplex lol
Dyslexics of the world UNTIE!
73 De Bubba Honorary O.F.

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