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Richard,
I'm really sorry to hear about your experience with your local radio
club. I honestly think that guys aren't quite as willing to help today
as they once were.
I could suggest some of my theory on this, but it would open up a whole
can of worms, probably get some people upset, and ultimately really
accomplish nothing anyway.
I will say though that I recently heard an officer of a local radio club
around here complaining that when the program started during the
meeting, a lot of the people went outside and just shot the breeze
rather than staying in the meeting and possibly learning something.
I don't know where you're located, but if you have a ham radio store in
the area, you might try giving them a call and see if they could
recommend someone to help you out.
I don't really do any climbing anymore for various reasons, and it
really can be a job finding people to help with antennas, especially
people who know what they're doing.
Hope you can find assistance.
Don w6smb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:09 AM
Subject: adventures of a local radio club
> Hello;
> I have to share a bit of this and perhaps vent a little. Feel free to
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> hit delete. I have been chatting with my local radio club that meets
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> within walking distance for nine months of the year. They came over =
> last fall looked my happy home over opened an antenna box and rummaged
> a =
> bit and said they would be in touch. At the time we had the "best =
> antennas go up in winter" chat. Come winter we decided it was to cold
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> and they opted to wait till spring. Now that it hit 80 here for a day
> I =
> talked with the president a bit last meeting. I got a call from one
> of =
> the officers the other day on my voice mail. I made the mistake of =
> getting a bit excited and ready to get going. I called this trusty =
> officer back and discovered he primarily wanted to put me in touch
> with =
> arrl to get the local power authority to move my neighbors power
> lines. =
> I had decided long ago that I was reluctant to get into that battle.
> I =
> was also told that if the vertical I am considering is on the roof of
> my =
> one story house the power lines are no longer an issue. The original
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> intent was a ground mount.
> The bottom line was that I was informed that if I am planning on
> putting =
> the antenna on the roof of this single story home I should have it =
> professionally installed. The obvious next question was where do I
> find =
> these professional installers and he had no idea.
> If some of you have the good fortune to have some eager willing to
> help =
> local hams, take time to show them your appreciation.
> Richard
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