Hi Patrick,

How do you like the TA-53?  That's also for the WARC bands isn't it?

Thanks much and very 73.


Kevin :)
Amateur Radio:  K7RX
Navy Marine Corps MARS:  NNN0SHS




-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patrick Byrne
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 17:26
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Subject: Re: antenna questions

Hi Rich,
Getting antenna help is a bit of a trick.  My last big project was mounting
the Wilson tower to the installed base, assembling the TH53 antenna and
getting the whole thing to stand up!!
It took six or seven of us; we got started too late in the automn here near
Chicago and I went through the winter with the tower at twenty five feet and
not rotatable through the whole 360 degrees.  However, when the winter broke
my friends showed up again and we got the job done.  Now I am at fifty plus
feet and happy!!
Each year I want to get a quarter wave, inverted L or something similar in
place for 160 meters.  So far, I haven't been able to find friends with
enough free time to get the job done.  I haven't pushed too hard though.
I think a person has to be a bit careful about who helps with an antenna
project.  There is a horror story around these parts about someone who
showed up to help with a project, wasn't particularly knowledgable or
careful, was hurt and sued the person he came to help.  Kind of an ugly
story.  So I try pretty hard, asking people to help who I feel are careful
and understand what they are doing.  Keeps it safe for efveryone and turns
out a well done project.
I guess that patience is the key.
Good luck.
Pat, K9JAUAt 07:32 PM 12/6/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi everyone;
>I've been considering my upcoming antenna project this spring and
>without starting another great debate, I'd like to know if anyone has
>found creative ways to get antenna assistance.  It is a very long way
>from box to roof or tower.  Have most people turned to their local
>radio club, friends or what has worked best?  We had a radio store
>locally, the owner of which would do modest projects for a reasonable
>fee.  That was many years ago and he is long gone.
>      I will always remember the time I was selling a older mosley
>ta33-jr and had a eager buyer.  I offered to give him the antenna if he
>would do a small! project or two.  I was quickly told "I don't climb".
>There are lots of explanations but it did certainly leave me wondering.
>73
>Rich