Colin,

Better check the zoning laws before you try that.  Your landlord may not 
mind, but the town might.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:39
Subject: Re: Night vs day antenna work RE: 2nd tower question


> ah, i can be glad those days are not yet gone for me hi hi!
> Now, if only i had the yard for the tower...
> I'm half tempted to test out the termless agreement i have with the 
> property
> owner to put up ham antennas in the yard....it didn't say I couldn't put 
> up
> a 70 fT tower...except the 2 or 3 yards of contrete might cause some 
> raised
> eye brows in my 20 by 15 yard.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 6:48 AM
> Subject: Night vs day antenna work RE: 2nd tower question
>
>
>> I think my reasons were not related to vision but youthful enthusiasium
>> to get a job done.     Typically I was off to classes in the daytime and
>> at that time I would think nothing about going out for a cup of coffee
>> and food with ham friends at 10:00 pm return home at midnight work on an
>> antenna until 2:00 am and than think about sleeping.  Alas no more,=20
>>
>>
>> ###
>> BRETT WINCHESTER
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>> 208-639-8386
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 5:46 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: 2nd tower question
>>
>> Bret:
>> Did you climb at night just to avoid the outpouring of human kindness
>> directed your way from loving neighbors concerned about your personal
>> safety on the top of a tower?
>> Hi hi
>> No doubt there are stories of blind hams climbing towers, just to have
>> local public safety officials arrive ...I prefer to do most of my minor
>> antenna work at night as well to avoid anoying questions or concerns or
>> even the stares of those who have too much time on their hands.
>> Its just too bad that my sited helpers can't work under the same
>> conditions....i suppose its too bad that i can't accomplish what they
>> can in the daylight and with vision either hi hi.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 4:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: 2nd tower question
>>
>>
>> > Those tower stories give me the willies just reading them grin.    =
>> =3D20
>> >
>> > I think I can get at least one of them to assist me but I got to teach
>> > him not to look down first. =3D20
>> >
>> > I used to do my work at night and I had a neighbor  who worked with
>> the
>> > same radio station I did at that time and he was amazed to find new
>> > antennas in the mornings.  After about the 4th time he finally got the
>> > message that I did not need light to deploy a new antenna whether it
>> was
>> > a wire or a small beam or something else.  Given these were guyed
>> > telescoping masts and yard arm wire support son a larger guyed tower
>> but
>> > I still got a good chuckle out of the attitude of the sight dependant.
>> =3D20
>> >
>> >
>> > --=20
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