I know the feeling, I had the same thing with a heavy class work load, and
building computers for people and upgrading them for people and stuff, I was
just hoping my quick fix on my G5RV held so I wouldn't have to change it out
myself because I wouldn't have time.
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: g5rv question
> Yup, I think so, John.
>
> You have to realize that this past Fall, I had an unusual number of extra
> professional obligations, so wasn't paying as much attention as I should
> have when the suggested modifications to the G5RV sset-up were made here.
>
> Oh well, it's not an unsolvable problem.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>
>
>> Hmmm, tying it to what's probably aluminum, there's the problem, right
>> there
>> if it's as I'm picturing it.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>
>>
>>> Well, I know that mine is much more horizontal than that, plus, I
>>> think
>>> they tied the ladder line to the spouting on the side of the house--not
>>> a
>>> good idea, now that I think about it. May explain a lot of the trouble
>>> I'm
>>> having.
>>>
>>> I've found a piece of PVC pipe, and now have to figure out how to cut
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Never done that before.
>>>
>>> But, hang in there, guys: I'm learning.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:03 AM
>>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>>
>>>
>>>>I had someone look at mine last night, the twin lead is not horizontal,
>>>>but
>>>> not flat to the ground either, it probably comes down at about a 20
>>>> degree
>>>> angle. It works though. That's what's important.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:47 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks very much, John.
>>>>>
>>>>> Will give it a try.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm hoping to get the G5RV back up and running in time for my TS480,
>>>>> which
>>>>> I'm going to pick up tomorrow, weather permitting. The dealer is
>>>>> about
>>>>> a
>>>>> 2-hour drive from here.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:09 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> You can get plastic stand offs for stuff like that but I'm sure you
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> make
>>>>>> them too, I can think of a lot of different ways you could do it. I
>>>>>> never
>>>>>> put mine up that way so I don't know how far away to put it but if it
>>>>>> worked
>>>>>> the way you had it before, I'd just go with that.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 7:12 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Steve:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I bet that may be the case. I'll get the XYL to do a visual on it
>>>>>>> maybe
>>>>>>> later today if there is enough daylight when we're done with work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I change the ladder line back to a vertical configuration, do you
>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>> anyone have thoughts on how far it should stand off from the tower,
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>> I might most eassily create the stand off?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:03 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tom,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any chance that the now horizontal ladder line has collected
>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>> ice
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>> snow that it wouldn't have if vertical?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Steve KW3A
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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