Yep, last time I was in one, I told him I needed a qarter inch phone
plug, and he goes over to the telephone stuff. I told him that wasn't
where it would be and he said I didn't know what I was talking.
73
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
open Node 3148
Las Vegas
On Wed,
17 Nov 2010, John Miller wrote:
> people understanding the word "radio" seems to be a complete thing of the
> past and I hate to see that. RadioShack is kind of a help yourself store
> now, if you know what you want, you better get a catalog number and order it
> online, or go in with the catalog number and tell them you want that, and
> even then sometimes you get people confused. I think I've been in 1
> RadioShack in the last 6 or so years, though being banned from several local
> ones for their stupidity and arguments doesn't help that, but anyway, and
> that one time I went in to the store, I was getting a cordless phone battery
> for my girlfriend's parents phone, went in with the catalog number, and the
> old battery, showed it to the guy at the counter and said I want one of
> these it's catalog number......... and he got it. It was an extremely common
> one though.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:37 PM
> Subject: Re: mast
>
>
>> make your own telescoping mast as was suggested.
>> go to a local large hardware store and track down one of the guys working
>> in
>> the piping department.
>> He, or perhaps she, should be able to line you up with 3 10FT pieces of
>> steel or heavy aluminum heavy wall pipe that will slide into each other.
>> then, you can use heavy duty pipe clamps, or drill holes through the ends
>> you wish to slide together and set with an appropriately sized long bolt.
>> I've got several different chunks of this kind of piping I've used in the
>> past for push ups or masts.
>> Use an eye bolt set into one of the pipes near the end so you can tighten
>> the nut on the inside of the pipe, if you need to guy the mast.
>> You'll spend allot less than $119, or $89 or whatever you will find a
>> commercially availible mast going for.
>> Is there a reason it has to be telescoping?
>> if there is no major factor for why it has to telescope, you can use
>> pieces
>> of the same outside diameter pipe and use end couplings to join them.
>> Chain link fence posts will work as well...they're generally only in 8FT
>> sections though.
>> You can spend allot less if your willing to get a little creative and if
>> you
>> have the mechanical aptitude...that and an X Y L that is willing to drive
>> you and traypse around hardware stores and such hi.
>>
>> some of the best stuff for antenna support structors is becoming pretty
>> difficult to locate...roof mount tripods, telescoping masts, crank up
>> towers, and all that good stuff.
>> they're availible at a premium from ham stores, but the days when you
>> could
>> hit your local radio shack or CB store and get them for cheap are gone.
>> who needs a tv mast or a cb antenna mast when you can use your IPhone or
>> other smart phone and have the world and tv at your finger tips.
>> that's why radio shack sells more sell phones and pc's now then actual
>> "radio" equipment.
>> I would make a guess that almost everyone, including store employees don't
>> even understand the term " radio shack" and what it means.
>> regards
>> Colin
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 6:30 PM
>> Subject: mast
>>
>>
>>> Hi Tom and List;
>>> Many years ago I used a flag pol. It was a bit heavy but worked great
>>> and was locally. I had them weld some extra pipe to make it longer
>>> which added to the weight.
>>>
>>> --
>>> richard
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