[Boatanchors] (no subject)

Carl km1h at jeremy.mv.com
Tue Dec 28 14:58:56 EST 2010 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: "boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] (no subject)


> Carl, You are indeed older.

Yup


>
> 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.

Understood, didnt know all that.


>
> Enjoy you 180 ft in the air!
>
> If YOU want foam dielectric coax, enjoy the crap!

IMO its a lot better than the solid stuff that many hams seem to think is so 
great.  Seems like hams are a lonely minority in its use.
Ive had no problems with foam since using it around 79.

Carl
KM1H





>
> 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.
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
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