[PVRCNC] NC East meeting notes and a plea...

[Brad Hedges]

The North Carolina (East) Chapter of PVRC met on schedule at the restaurant
at the place. You know.

Guy, N2AV, and Brad, KØBHC were in attendance. We talked about antenna
stuff. Had a great time. I showed Guy the Stack Match Plus (from Mike, K4GMH
in VA; see the June PVRC newsletter) controller chassis I'm building; he was
dutifully impressed. I'm packaging four controllers in a two-unit (3.5
inches high) relay rack panel, with shared power and PTT connections, LED
indicators, the works. It looks pretty nice, if I do say so myself.

I'm thinking of running off some kits for stackmatches - it should be quite
a bit cheaper to build than to buy. Is there any interest in this? The
savings can be substantial. When I finish, I'll have four stackmatches; a
2x8 remote antenna switch; 2, 1x4 remote switches; and two or three "mini"
stackmatches (2:1 unun) for about what ONE commercial stackmatch goes for.
Not to complain - the WXØB units are beautifully assembled, but if you're
willing to do some elbow work yourself you *can* save a bundle.

I'm sorry I missed the big joint meeting - my beach vacation took a turn for
the worse at the last minute. Fortunately we were able to continue to stay
in the condo an extra day while the car was repaired.

Now for the plea.

I'm about finished sinking guy anchors for my soon-to-be-extended tower, but
my stock of turnbuckles has come up short, since I'm using six wires instead
of three at each level. I'm looking for:

2, 3/4 inch turnbuckles
12, 1/2 inch by 9 or 12 inch turnbuckles

I would prefer eye and jaw over eye/eye, given the option. Please, no open
hook types.

If any of you have a few of these you'd let go for somewhat less than
current retail, I'd sure appreciate it. BTW, the 1/2 inchers currently go
for about $19 ea, with the 3/4's for $37 each, plus shipping. So if you
scrounged some up for little or nothing, you can even make a few bucks...

Thanks for your time and good contesting!
Brad
KØBHC

Sergeant First Class, Infantry
82d Airborne Division