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Funtimebob
Intermediate Member Username: Funtimebob
Post Number: 306 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2011 - 7:04 pm: |
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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
Moderator Username: Moderator636
Post Number: 83 Registered: 6-2006
| Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 9:45 am: |
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why would you want it to end? look how much fun your having. Jeff KD8GHS Moderator636 CEF0636 CVC68 CEF HAM#245 070#1259
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Tech237
Moderator Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1475 Registered: 4-2004
| Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 10:42 am: |
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I dont even have that piece of wire up for 10m - Darn HOA Tech237 N7AUS God only made some many perfect head, on the rest he put hair.
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Revpo
Advanced Member Username: Revpo
Post Number: 583 Registered: 7-2006
| Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 - 9:23 am: |
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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
Intermediate Member Username: Funtimebob
Post Number: 308 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 - 12:46 pm: |
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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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