Kris:
Great news on the steppir, and like many others on this list, I'll be eager
to hear it when you finally put it on the air!
The key to that antenna is a good radial system, and it sounds like you have
that well under control.
Regarding today's 40-meter round table, I don't think I'll make it, because
we'll be in the middle of antenna work at that time. In fact, my trusty
Alpha Delta DXCC is currently lying across my garage roof. (grin)
Hopefully, though, if all goes well here, I'll be back up and running, and
will be able to join everyone on the 20 meter Cross-country net tomorrow
afternoon.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kris Hickerson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:14 PM
Subject: Saturday's Net
> Hi All,
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>
>
> It is my plan to be there for the 40 meter net tomorrow afternoon.
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> Great news! The Steppir has arrived and we plan to begin laying radials
> this Tuesday. We won't get it all done on Tuesday and I don't know
> exactly
> when we will actually get the Steppir up and on the air, but at least we
> are
> going to get started. A lot of it will depend on several things.
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>
>
> First of all, weather. They are calling for some rain next week.
> Secondly,
> my friend and neighbor John, w9kxq, is in the process of putting up a 55
> foot tower with a 3 element Steppir beam. His concrete is almost cured
> now
> and as soon as they can he needs to get the tower and beam up before bad
> weather.
>
>
>
> We can work on mine if we just get a good day or two here and there, but
> John's is a little larger project and they won't get that accomplished in
> just one weekend. So, we'll be working on John's whenever he can get the
> help and good weather, and when we're not working on his, we'll be working
> on mine. We should have both of us on the air before things get really
> bad
> around here--I hope.
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> Talk to you all tomorrow.
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>
> 73
>
> Kris
>
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