John:
People spend 20 to 30 grand just on an extra car sometimes, 10 grand isn't
very much of a loan these days, and if a person has a double income earning
family, it sure doesn't take long to pay that loan back.
Some folks will drop that much on living room furnature or on a new big
screen and stereio system.
Its just not that much really.
It is of course when a person doesn't have it, and has no good way of
getting it or repaying it easily.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange with
20-meters
> I don't know many people with that kind of money. I have a good chunk of
> land and miles and miles of woods behind me so I can pretty much do what I
> want with wires but that's my limitation because we might not be here
> another couple years so putting up a tower might be a waste, and there's
no
> way I'd even think of going up more than 40 or 50 feet with the wind we
get
> out here and being on wet lands.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 9:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange
with
> 20-meters
>
>
> > interestingly enough, quite a few folks up here have that.
> > A 120 foot tower is only around $5000 used and the antennas cost a few
> > hundred bucks to build, and the coax, another few hundred bucks....lots
of
> > people don't blink an eye at spending $10,000 on other things like
> > motorcycles, renovations to the house what ever....if you have the
> > property,
> > which many people do up here, then its really not expensive and not very
> > difficult to have that sort of set up.
> > In places like finland, sweeden and other northern european countries,
> > lots
> > of folks have large antenna systems because they have summer places with
> > property that they can put stuf like that up.
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 6:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange
> > with
> > 20-meters
> >
> >
> >> you have a point there, but who has that kind of setup? I know I never
> > will.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 8:02 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange
> > with
> >> 20-meters
> >>
> >>
> >> > If you have a 6 element mono bander, or a pair of them at 110 feet,
> >> > believe
> >> > me, 20 isn't dead at night.
> >> > So, even though that is a massive antenna, it can't be said that 20
> > isn't
> >> > active at night, its just that most people can't hear or talk after a
> >> > certain time due to antenna and power limitations.
> >> > 73
> >> > Colin, V A6BKX
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 6:46 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something
strange
> >> > with
> >> > 20-meters
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> I'm finding it's good in the day but dead at night here, and I've
> > looked
> >> >> hard believe me.
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 1:21 AM
> >> >> Subject: Art Bell back on ham bands and noticing something strange
> >> >> with
> >> >> 20-meters
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hi everyone, I have Art Bell on right now, and he has managed to
get
> > an
> >> >> > antenna up for now at his condo. He has been operating on
> >> >> > 20-meters,
> >> > and
> >> >> > has noticed that where he is located in the Philipines 20-meters
is
> >> > active
> >> >> > at night and closed during the day. Art has talked with other
hams
> > in
> >> >> > China and Africa, and other places and they are also noticing that
> >> >> > 20-meters is opening up after dark where they are and shut down
> > during
> >> > the
> >> >> > day. I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed this? I would
> > have
> >> >> > thought that 20-meters would be good during the day and would shut
> > down
> >> > at
> >> >> > night.
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
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