[TAC] Antenna Drill

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ICE for Stan, AC8W
   Trish Arnett, XYL,  810.364.6674
   M. Katheryn Arnett, Mother, 810.982.2424

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> Sounds good! 
> 
> I would like eveyone's ICE (in case of emergency) phone numbers so I can 
> make up a list. 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: tac-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:tac-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
> On Behalf Of Hank Kohl 
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 7:11 PM 
> To: Thumb (MI) Area Contesters (and DX'ers) 
> Subject: [TAC] Antenna Drill 
> 
> Today Kurt, Ian and I put the Spiderbeam up. We raised it 
> to about 15 ft on the fiberglass mast - It appeared that any 
> higher than that and it would break the fiberglass mast. So 
> the next time we are going to put it up on the aluminum mast. 
> That should work much better. 
> 
> The total time to assemble it and get it in the air took less than 
> 90 min. Worked EA3JE (or EA2JE - did not write it down) on 
> 20M. He was 10 to 20 over S9. When we rotated the beam by 
> rope, he went to S8 off the side. Pointed at him, he gave us 5 
> over S9. 
> 
> Stan, Greg, Ted - If we can get together, Ian and I will show up 
> and put it together again. I think every time it will get easier! 
> 
> Taking it down took a little under 1 hour. The day was about 50 
> degrees, light winds out of the South and we finished about 20 
> minutes before the rain started. 
> 
> Kurt's wife, Donna, and my wife, Kathie, went to the local cider 
> mill (and gift shop) and brought us cider and do-nuts. 
> 
> 73 Hank 
> -- 
> 'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their 
> level then beat you with experience.' -anon 
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