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Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:21:07 -0700
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Ok then, Try Yahoo.  Or altavista.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast


> lol  yeah I can't stand someone saying use google.. as if anyone on an E =
> mail list doesn't already know how to google :) we are suposed to help =
> each other, that's the spirit of amateur radio. although there  are some =
> hams here that don't diserve their license. i think that part of keeping =
> your ham license should be you are reqired to spend so much time helping =
> newly licensed people or others in general. I remember when I got my =
> license in 91 people still elmered. it's a dying art in alot of places, =
> and is what makes us different from the cb and frs grms murs groups
> 73 kb7nla
>
> On Nov 18, 2010, at 12:04 AM, colin McDonald wrote:
>
>> come on mike, tell us how you really feel hi.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "Michael Thurman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>=20
>>=20
>>> don't be a jerk  if I hear another person say try google I'm going to =
> =3D
>>> pin their coax   especially considering he has gotten other answers =3D=
>
>>> already. if you are going to post a msart ass answer then go away and =
> go =3D
>>> back to CB
>>>=20
>>> On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Gerry Leary wrote:
>>>=20
>>>> Try Google.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>>>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:16 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>> =3D20
>>>> =3D20
>>>>>  Steve:
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> I called the local TV antenna place here in town, and they do not =3D=
>
>>> have
>>>>> Channelmaster telescopic masts.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> All they have is 5 or 10-foot sections of mast, probably for =
> rooftop
>>>>> installations.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> We'll keep working on it, though.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>>>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:01 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Tom,
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Maybe the trick is to look for a company that installs TV antennas. =
> =3D
>>> We=3D20
>>>>> have
>>>>> at least one here in New England (which I know won't help much =
> in=3D20
>>>>> Michigan),
>>>>> but according to this company, many people have chosen to drop =
> cable
>>>>> companies and receive TV broadcasts directly off air.  I don't know =
> =3D
>>> if=3D20
>>>>> this
>>>>> is happening in Michigan, but it's probably a place to start =
> looking.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> Steve
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>>>>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:30
>>>>> Subject: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> Well, as some of you know, I am having some antenna woes here.
>>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> My DXCC and Carolina Windom 160 compact are now out of the box and =
> =3D
>>> up in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> air, but both antennas are giving me problems, basically due to a =
> =3D
>>> lack of
>>>>>> height at the Michigan home QTH.
>>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> It has been suggested to me by several people that I buy a 30-foot
>>>>>> Channelmaster telescopic mast, and add about 10 feet of PVC or =3D
>>> fiberglass
>>>>>> pipe to the top.  Then, I can put the Carolina Windom at the top, =
> =3D
>>> and the
>>>>>> DXCC about 10 feet underneeth it.  The antennas can be arranged at =
> =3D
>>> right
>>>>>> angles to each other, so I would think coupling would be minimal.
>>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> Anyway, I have been calling around here locally to see if anyone =
> has =3D
>>> a
>>>>>> 30-foot Channelmaster telescopic mast, but have come up dry so =
> far.
>>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> Does anyone know where I might find one?
>>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> I'll resort to ordering "on line" if needed.
>>>>>> =3D20
>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> =3D20=20
> 

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