[South Florida DX Association] FMC Antenna Party

[Bruce Phegley]

A lot of people still go to Church on Sunday morning and I am one.
Bruce w4ov

kappy wrote:

> Count me in, Kappy, and I will get in touch with Joe, W2jg,
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Rimmel - Marine Chemist - 
> N8PR" <n8pr at bellsouth.net>
> To: "SFDXA" <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:19 PM
> Subject: [South Florida DX Association] FMC Antenna Party
>
>
>> We are looking for a few good men.
>>
>> Sunday April 15th at 9 AM we will need some help at FMC to fix the TH-11
>> antenna on the tower.
>>
>> We need to tip the antenna and reinstall the Balun in its proper 
>> location,
>> at the front end of the Log Cell that is the driven element section 
>> of the
>> antenna.
>>
>> It is suspected, that since we put it at the wrong end (20 M end not 
>> the 10
>> M end) that the impedance mismatch is all that is wrong with the 
>> antenna.
>>
>> After that balun installation, we can place the boom level and 
>> re-orient the
>> antenna in line with the rotor.
>>
>> Not a lot of help is needed, just a few strong backs to pull on a 
>> rope so
>> that we can hoist the boom up a bit using the gin pole.  We will need to
>> lift one side of the boom and later lower it, while Randy and Gil are 
>> up the
>> tower.
>>
>> Any Takers?   5-6 others is all we need.   Bring water to drink.
>>
>> Thanks,  PeteR
>>
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