you both have valid points, why bother arguing over them?
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
> Hey, First I suggested this to Tom Behler. He asked the question. He
> didn't seem to mind the answer and therefore I don't care what anyone else
> thinks. I did google it and I came up with some results that I thought
> were
> near him, so I thought they might be helpful. He never said that he did
> any
> kind of search, but he did say that he spoke with some folks. So I am
> sorry that I said something that some of you don't like but it seems to me
> that the folks that don't like my suggestion don't seem to have the
> ability
> to offer an opinion with out anger or bitterness. Hmmm sign of Ignorance?
> Stupidity?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>
>
>> ah good come back, Touche!
>> Maybe Mike didn't get his coffee yesterday morning or something, must be
>> some excuse for him being such a grumpy pants.
>>
>> But that said, I do sort of understand where he's coming from.
>> There are so many people these days who figure to "google" it is the be
>> all
>> and end all of every answer or solution to every problem known to man.
>> while the internet is a great and wonderful place to find all sorts of
>> information, just googling something and wading through the 8 million
>> results doesn't always give you the answer you want.
>>
>> just like the latest thing to say to someone is "tweet me" or "facebook
>> me".
>> It's a dependants upon a social media website to communicate, thus
>> breaking
>> down all those highly important aspects of human
>> communication...especially
>> those found in verbal communication. Tone, inflection, volume, speed of
>> speaking, all sorts of stuff gets lost.
>>
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 5:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>
>>
>>> Please excuse me. I did say try google, and Tom nicely responded to me.
>>> Since he was the one who had asked I find your response to be one that
>>> should be ignored. If you were the one asking and I suggested Google,
>>> and
>>> you didn't like my suggestion I would understand. But because you
>>> weren't
>>> the person asking, and Tom appreciated my suggestion I suggest that you
>>> find
>>> the source of your anger and try your best to relieve it. Pinning my
>>> coax
>>> won't have any effect on my suggesting a google search. I hope that you
>>> can
>>> find better ways then threatening people to release your pent up energy.
>>> Oh
>>> yes You can find lots of suggestive mental health help from Google also.
>>> Gerry
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:00 PM
>>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>
>>>
>>>> don't be a jerk if I hear another person say try google I'm going to =
>>>> pin their coax especially considering he has gotten other answers =
>>>> already. if you are going to post a msart ass answer then go away and
>>>> go
>>>> =
>>>> back to CB
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Gerry Leary wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Try Google.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>>>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:16 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>>>=20
>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Steve:
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> I called the local TV antenna place here in town, and they do not =
>>>> have
>>>>>> Channelmaster telescopic masts.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> All they have is 5 or 10-foot sections of mast, probably for rooftop
>>>>>> installations.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> We'll keep working on it, though.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:01 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Tom,
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Maybe the trick is to look for a company that installs TV antennas.
>>>>>> =
>>>> We=20
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> at least one here in New England (which I know won't help much in=20
>>>>>> Michigan),
>>>>>> but according to this company, many people have chosen to drop cable
>>>>>> companies and receive TV broadcasts directly off air. I don't know =
>>>> if=20
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> is happening in Michigan, but it's probably a place to start looking.
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>>>>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:30
>>>>>> Subject: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> Well, as some of you know, I am having some antenna woes here.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> My DXCC and Carolina Windom 160 compact are now out of the box and =
>>>> up in
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> air, but both antennas are giving me problems, basically due to a =
>>>> lack of
>>>>>>> height at the Michigan home QTH.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> It has been suggested to me by several people that I buy a 30-foot
>>>>>>> Channelmaster telescopic mast, and add about 10 feet of PVC or =
>>>> fiberglass
>>>>>>> pipe to the top. Then, I can put the Carolina Windom at the top, =
>>>> and the
>>>>>>> DXCC about 10 feet underneeth it. The antennas can be arranged at =
>>>> right
>>>>>>> angles to each other, so I would think coupling would be minimal.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> Anyway, I have been calling around here locally to see if anyone has
>>>>>>> =
>>>> a
>>>>>>> 30-foot Channelmaster telescopic mast, but have come up dry so far.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> Does anyone know where I might find one?
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> I'll resort to ordering "on line" if needed.
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>>>=20
>>>>>>=20
>>>>
>>
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