[TAC] Comments on FP land

[Hank Kohl K8DD]

Greg Surma wrote:

>1.  It sounds like our guying situation should best be handled by
>rocks-and-bags.  Does that make the TA33 impractical?  Just food for
>thought.
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Greg .... Maybe talk to the VE7SV guys and see if they will tell you how 
they guyed stuff.
If they used rebar and it worked, then I would think it would work for us.

>2.  Does having a vehicle make sense?  We are going to be pretty tired,
>and I'm guessing that we'll be making trips back and forth to the lumber
>yard, grocery store, ACE Hardware, and restaurant.  Daylight is limited,
>and I hate to have to wait an hour for a bolt or a hunk of rope if we
>have to walk.  Just an idea.  Plus we would have 12 volt backup to power
>two rigs (or more)  in the event of a power failure.
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True

>3.  I note from the equipment list that I am very light on bringing any
>equipment.  I feel guilty.  I offer to pay for the car rental (if need
>be) to compensate.
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I will loan you 50 pounds of mast!

>4.  I will also give K8GT a call.
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Good idea

>5.  I have a 4 position "switch via the coax cable" Ameritron coax
>switch that I will bring.  That will be good for switching vert ant
>directions or between the 80 and 10 meter antennas.
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Or between a vertical and a dipole?

73    Hank

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