[K6BW] Fw: [MarinTeams] tower thoughts

Sun, 11 Aug 2002 19:17:13 -0700

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From: "Rem" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject: [MarinTeams] tower thoughts


>
> Hello Bill, Jerry, Bill and everyone,
>
> Jerry's mention of remote access to 10/20 etc.  intrigued me, esp with no
> car and a  bus/bike combo ride out to Novato.  I hope to get mt CW passed
> Aug 24 to gain that kind of band access.
>
> The biggest improvement I've wanted is an increase ib being able to reach
> the Hamilton 2meter repeater from my handheld in San Rafael.
>
> As far as helping install the new tower I wouldn't mind
> once I regain use of my left arm after last week's bike crash.
>
>
>
> -Rem Calvin
>
>
>
> > From: "Bill Smith" <[email protected]>
> > Reply-To: [email protected]
> > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:19:04 -0700
> > To: "HWA QTH Reflector" <[email protected]>
> > Subject: [K6BW] Re: Where is your interest?
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "lite65" <[email protected]>
> >
> >
> >> That's a good question.
> >
> > It is a good question.  Unfortunately, several people who might help are
out
> > of town right now, which complicates things.  But it brings up a
question
> > which so far is very hard to answer.  How do we build some sort of
momentum
> > to do the things we as a club have set out to do?  We can always get
help at
> > the last minute provided someone else (usually me, or Jerry) sets
everything
> > up first.  But can't we also have others take on a project and see it
> > though?  We still need to finish a number of projects, some of them
simple
> > such as painting the room where the library is located, and finishing
the
> > moulding around the new door.  Others take a little more effort such as
> > putting an ID'er on the repeater.  We have the equipment, we just need
to
> > hook it up.
> >
> > We have about 40 days to get the tower.  We even have the offer of a
> > helicopter to install the tower at the clubhouse, but we need the basic
> > manpower to take on the job and see it through.  For example, at least
one
> > guy support needs to be set so we have a good 120-degree support all
around
> > the tower.  Two of the existing guy supports are almost 180 degrees from
> > each other.
> >
> >>
> >> I would like to work from 40m to 17m cw, ssb
> >> I work 40 and 20 a lot on cw both qrp and 100w
> >> It would be fun to try a kw on all the bands
> >> ALSO- I am interested in the 75m AM band.
> >
> > Yes, but who is willing to help set up the station?  I know you were
there
> > the other weekend, and appreciate your help.
> >
> >>
> >> What bands is the beam set up for??
> >
> > We have a top of the line beam, another which is on the tower we would
like
> > to move to the clubhouse, and pieces which might make up a third beam,
all
> > good for 20-15-10 meters, and probably useful for the WRK bands.
> >
> >> AND- cant we hang a bunch of dipoles off the tower along with the beam
> >> and
> >> cover all bands up to 10m?
> >
> > Yes, and I for one would like to see a full 160 meter wire loop.  We
need
> > the tower in place to support one of the legs of a loop.  But we have to
get
> > the tower up before we can hang any wires from it!  :-)
> >
> >>
> >> I don't know if this answers your question--think I have asked more
> > questions
> >> than answered--hi
> >
> > The question still stands, will you, the reader join in a group to help
put
> > up the tower?  Without your help, we won't be able to.
> >
> >>
> >> Bill Stewart
> >
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