[Boatanchors] (no subject)

[rbethman]

Carl, You are indeed older.

These weather conditions for me are absolutely NO fun.  It becomes a 
trade-off between pain and the possible gain achievable.

The mast is a bit over 40 ft in height.  Wind blowing adequately to drop 
the temp down in windchill - not considering gusts.

Can't climb a mast.  It is not a tower.  And I have to fight two 
repaired rotator cuffs.  Sorry, didn't pull my 20+ on a "ship" or boat.  
Only used the for taxi service.  Earned Hostile Fire Pay, and the Jump 
Pay that went with it.

Body has seen much better days.

Enjoy you 180 ft in the air!

If YOU want foam dielectric coax, enjoy the crap!

Bob - N0DGN

On 12/27/2010 9:21 PM, Carl wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
> To: "RAY FRIESS" <rayfrijr at msn.com>
> Cc: "boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 3:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] (no subject)
>
>
> Normally I would agree Ray.  It is just that the "tree rats" chewed into
> the coax!
>
> I put the antenna analyzer on the inside end, and cannot find a single
> resonant spot that is legal to operate!
>
> 35 Deg F with windchill at 25 Deg F.
>
>
> ** Thats when I start getting interested in antenna work. I was all 
> over the various towers this past month or so.
> Even ran out a 2 wire reversible 1000' Beverage yesterday and got back 
> in the house at dusk an hour after the storm started. With 24" + 
> forecast I at least wanted it somewhat in place and hanging on 
> branches, put the ground rods with leads in earlier. Now its just a 
> matter of installing a bunch of electric fence insulators and put on 
> the transformer boxes.
>
>
>
> Hell, I can't even get the RG-213 to unbend, can't go without freezing
> long enougn to get the mast down, Ah hell - You get the picture!
>
>
> ** CATV RG-11 foam or LMR doesnt do that.
> It will be 35 later this week and I'll be at 180' again
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
>
> Bob "popsicle" N0DGN
>
> On 12/27/2010 2:38 PM, RAY FRIESS wrote:
>> that's what's so good about the old radios that glow in the dark.
>> They will still load into ice covered lines and antennas.
>> Remember back when as a Novice the old timers telling about loading up
>> bed springs, even wet strings ...   HI HI.
>> And ... all those nice glowing rigs warm up the shack ...  unlike
>> transistors.
>>
>>
>>
>> > Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:11:28 -0500
>> > From: rbethman at comcast.net
>> > To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] (no subject)
>> >
>> > Jeff, David, and Richard,
>> >
>> > Seems we folks here in Virginia went through this just this past
>> February.
>> >
>> > We had set a "New Record".
>> >
>> > Today WE too have the winds. Having the radio on won't do me much good
>> > for the moment. I still haven't unfrozed the feed-line that the
>> > "tree-rats" got to!
>> >
>> > Frustrating! BUT - I'm warm and comfortable. I "can" listen. Just
>> > can't transmit.
>> >
>> > Bob - N0DGN
>> >
>> > On 12/27/2010 1:58 PM, David C. Hallam wrote:
>> > > Jeff,
>> > >
>> > > That is exactly why I left Fulton, NY years ago. It may be a little
>> > > chilly here in sunny FL, Tampa Bay, but 55 degrees is better than 
>> what
>> > > you have.
>> > >
>> > > Best wishes for a Happy New Year.
>> > >
>> > > David
>> > > KW4DH
>> > >
>> > > On 12/27/2010 1:41 PM, n2lxm at juno.com wrote:
>> > >> Good Afternoon,
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Greetings form the Frozen, Snowy Northeast. Well this is one for
>> > >> the record books. Winds gusting to 50 MPH, twenty four to thirty
>> inches
>> > >> of snow on the ground, and four to six feet snow drifts. No snow
>> plows in
>> > >> site yet, and maybe not till tomorrow. But on the bright side. I
>> am home
>> > >> alone, XYL got to her job( Nurse ) and can't get home. So I have
>> the wood
>> > >> stove going, the radios on, and the work bench powered up. 
>> Plenty of
>> > >> food, drink and fire wood. So as they would say" I Am GOOD To Go 
>> !!".
>> > >> Every hour or so I go out and dig for awhile, with the wind gusts
>> I chill
>> > >> fast, come in, warm up by the fire, have a warm drink and do it
>> all over
>> > >> again. What's the definition of insanity. To all of you who are
>> in warmer
>> > >> climates, You Lucky Dog.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Jeff N2LXM
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