[SixClub] Best laid plans...

Sat Sep 1 01:24:22 EDT 2012

GOOD DEAL !

 NASTY WET WINDY HURRICANE here !    no utilities for 48 HRS.   BUT we are 
OK. havent heard from George & LISA yet !

                                 Joey

                                A.R.S. W5TFW
                              Richard Joey Fiero II
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K8RI on Six" <50MHz at rogerhalstead.com>
To: <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] Best laid plans...

> On 8/31/2012 1:42 AM, K8RI on Six wrote:
>> I believe it was about a week ago, I said I hoped to have the BU antenna
>> up the next day...Welll... The new AV640 is finally together and on the
>> saw horses next to the R8 vertical.
>> Seems as I ended up on weight restrictions for a while...Again!
>> At least no more heart attacks or strokes.
>
> Success!
>
> <snip>
>
> This morning I swapped the AV-640 for the R8. I left the dimensions as
> the set up called for. The book also calls for leaving the top hats full
> size rather than cutting them as shown in the manual.
>
> I only had to adjust 40 20 and six.
> I over shot on 40 and under shot on six depending on how you look at it.
>  20 was close enough to use.
>
> Due to the multi band nature, if you get too far off frequency on some
> of the bands like six it gets a bit strange, which is where the VNA is
> really handy in setting up the bands.
>
> I still need to shorten the radiator a couple inches for 40 meters and
> lengthen it about an inch or so on six, but both are currently close
> enough to use without an auxiliary tuner.
>
> I think I may have mentioned that I can let the antenna down, make
> adjustments and crank it back up into position in just over 5 minutes,
> but I do show that winch handle a lot of respect.
>
>
> So...where were all you guys on 6 this afternoon?
>
>
>>
>> Sooo... N8ERF came over and move the AV-640 out to the saw horses which
>> have the R-8 laying on them, still mounted on the 24' mast. I just need
>> to remove the R-8 and install the AV-640 onto the mast.  BTW after
>> running all the bands on the R-8 through the VNI I never even put power
>> to it.  Unfortunately my wife broke up the shipping boxes and they went
>> to the recycler yesterday.
>
> Actually after I let the R-8 down and disconnected the guy lines "some
> one" ran over both screw in anchors with the lawn mower.   I've gotta
> pull the mower deck, but I have a feeling that it was harder on the deck
> and spindle bearings than it was on the anchors. Those anchors are 1/2"
> spring steel rod with a triangular top with the rest coiled up so they
> can be screwed into the ground. They are  about 18" over all in length.
>  The mower deck straightened out the tops and part of the coiled part
> while pulling them completely out of the ground.
>
> At any rate the AV640 is up and useable. It may be my backup antenna,
> but after a little more tweaking comes the top section for the 25G and
> the tribander.  I've pretty much decided to just put up the tribander
> and forgo the WARC 7.  I'd rather concentrate on the 3L 4 and 7L 6-meter
> antennas
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI).
>
>>
>> So I'm a good week behind, but making progress.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Roger (K8RI)
>>
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