Someone looked me up there once and it shows my house 5 miles away from
where it is in a business parking lot. lol that was funny when he ever asked
me about that.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: Re_stairwell description
> Michael,
>
> Looked you up on QRZ got the address, looked it up on Google, however, the
> photograph of your address was out of focus, was clear about a block and
> half away. Go figure!
>
> That area in the back yard sounds pretty good.
>
> You could bury the radials immediately. Lay them out on the ground,
> temporarily stake them with something at the far end if they are straight,
> and than make a slot in the grass along the wire with a small hand trowel
> about 1 inch deep, push the wire down into the slots and walk on the area
> and it may not be possible to tell where they are immediately. Definitely
> won't in a few days.
>
> Can also bury the coax the same way.
>
> There are techniques to get the cable (coax) under the walkway, without
> doing anything to the walkway, however, you may need to hire someone with
> the equipment to do this. Being optimistic, if you go this way, install a
> small conduit under the walkway so the cable can be replaced if necessary.
>
> Any small digging required will not be noticed after a few weeks.
>
> With the proper approach you may be able to win over the owners.
>
> If your owners are computer users, you may find a few websites for them to
> visit to learn what Amateur Radio is all about, especially the good will
> in
> times of disasters.
>
> In case you can't tell, I am the optimistic type.
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 9:06 AM
> Subject: Fwd: Re_stairwell description
>
>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: 23 November, 2012 11:32:26 AM NST
>>> To: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Re_stairwell description
>>>
>>> Hi Howard # 3:
>>>
>>> My address is:
>>>
>>> 96 A Milton Rd.
>>> Paradise NL Canada,
>>> A1L 2K5
>>>
>>> We've been living here almost 3 years. The driveway and walkway are
>>> Asphalt and the grass follows and turns with the walkway.
>>> There's a fence that surrounds the property, 2 sheds in the backyard and
>>> I would guess the backyard, which is total grass is about maybe 50 or so
>>> feet long and perhaps 40 feet wide.
>>> They don't use the backyard all that much except to keep it nice and
>>> tidy
>>> for the neighbourhood. LOL They are the type of people who wouldn't want
>>> to see Coax going from a fence for example, running under the patio into
>>> the apartment.
>>> Likewise 20 or 30 25 foot radials spread out even though you could pin
>>> them down to the point where they'd be covered up by the next growth of
>>> grass. I'm thinking that if my antenna was contained to the stairwell
>>> area, mounted to the perimeter railing and 1 or 2 radials placed behind
>>> the antenna to run around the railing might be ok.
>>> Also, if my coax simply runs under the door and not drilled, that may do
>>> as well. I really got to educate them on this though because their
>>> impression of Ham Radio might be CB. So we'll have to see and I'll have
>>> to get some pics of a vertical installation.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps & 73:
>>>
>>> Michael DE VO1AX
>>>
>>>
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