[TAC] Antenna Drill

[Ian Hill]

K8MM

810-245-5884 Home number for myself and Tia
810-724-6056 parents home number


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ac8w at comcast.net>
To: "Thumb (MI) Area Contesters (and DX'ers)" <tac at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 12:01 PM
Subject: RE: [TAC] Antenna Drill


> ICE for Stan, AC8W
>    Trish Arnett, XYL,  810.364.6674
>    M. Katheryn Arnett, Mother, 810.982.2424
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>
> > 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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