just use a piece of wire with the binding post and you'll likely snag 
somebody, dd.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 1:24 PM
Subject: No Field Day for KB5ELV


> I'm such a bonehead.
>
> Yesterday, I came down to Pittsburgh, switching out with Melanie for
> the next couple weeks (for those who don't know, Alena's spending the
> summer in Pittsburgh at a rehab place while she gets her tissue
> expander expanded before they replace the skull she lost last November
> with a plastic plate. It won't be fun. And Melanie and I are trading
> off spending a couple weeks each down here with her, and right now
> it's my turn.) Anyway, I had it all planned out. While Alena's napping
> or sleeping or doing something that doesn't require me (all the nurses
> love her!), I was going to sit on this handy bench out back, with my
> spiffy new Bluestar Antennas P1 portable vertical and KX1 and knock
> out a few Field Day contacts (because I've missed way too many field
> days).
>
> Well, I got all ready and packed the antenna and the KX1 and a BNC
> adapter in with my Macbook in the Macbook backpack and left home
> yesterday morning. Yesterday evening, I thought, what the heck, I'll
> test this stuff out and see what happens.
>
> ...which is when I discovered that I forgot something important.
>
> I forgot to pack coax. Moreover, I didn't even have my BNC to binding
> post adapter so I could just use a hunk of wire thrown over the swing
> set or something.
>
> Man, did I feel stupid!
>
> Y'all have some extra fun for me.
>
> 72,
> de KB5ELV-ery unprepared