[MarinTeams] tower thoughts

[Rem]

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" <billsmith at ispwest.com>
> Reply-To: k6bw at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:19:04 -0700
> To: "HWA QTH Reflector" <k6bw at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [K6BW] Re: Where is your interest?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "lite65" <lite65 at earthlink.net>
> 
> 
>> 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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