[SMCARA] Antenna Party

[Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS]

Depends on availability of bucket and Pete/Gene.  Antenna is ready (up on the roof now).  If not, the triplexer will work with the dipole, still allowing simops.

Tom

Tom Clarke
Wyle, Inc  Aeronautics
P3 Product Lead, PEO(A)
USN/USMC National Airworthiness Office
Naval Air Systems Command, AIR-4.0P
(301) 995-3793/DSN 995-3793
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It is the surest guaranty of peace."
President Theodore Roosevelt


-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Metcalf [mailto:kb3uun at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 10:39 AM
To: Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS
Cc: smcara at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [SMCARA] Antenna Party

 
Is there any chance we can have the beam up by the 10th and 11th of August for the MD QSO Party? Tom Shelton was looking forward to using the triplexer for a voice station, a cw station and a digital station.
 


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:22 AM, Daniel Metcalf <kb3uun at gmail.com> wrote:


	Thank you for making the effort and good call. Safety first.

	Dan - KB3UUN

	On Jul 26, 2013 10:18 AM, "Clarke, Tom AIR4.0P NATOPS" <frederic.clarke at navy.mil> wrote:
	

		Well, the weather was great, we had a good crowd of helpers, the bucket
		was there, what could go wrong?  It seems the buck was about 10 feet too
		short to reach the top of the tower!
		
		After a quick conference, it was decided in the interest of safety, not
		to attempt any "MacGuyver" solutions to the issue. The issue is that
		this is a relatively light weight, unguyed house bracketed tower and it
		moves around quite a bit with a climber and antenna up on top.  During
		the last effort it was estimated that the top was moving around about a
		foot.
		
		Pete is going to try to find another bucket truck appropriate to the
		height we need and we will reschedule the beam installation.
		
		The dipole is connected to the rig in the museum and will be fine for
		the weekend contest operation.
		
		73 Tom/W4OKW
		
		Tom Clarke
		P-3/C-130 Program Support, PEO(A)
		USN/USMC National Airworthiness Office
		Naval Air Systems Command, AIR-4.0P
		(301) 995-3793 <tel:%28301%29%20995-3793> /DSN 995-3793
		Fax: (301) 342-3276 <tel:%28301%29%20342-3276> 
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		frederic.clarke at navy.mil
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