Congrats, John, on the expected new arrival.

Hopefully, within the next six months to a year, you'll be in a nice new 
place, with some good antennas, and a little one to enjoy.

So, don't despair;  there's some real good stuff to look forward to out 
there.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: A Catch Up Email


> My problem here is,I want to get back on the air in the worst way, but one
> of 2 things is going to happen and both involve me moving. We're expecting 
> a
> little one in March. It's a good thing but there's no room in this 
> apartment
> especially since I started building and fixing computers again and right 
> now
> my workshop and computer room are full of parts computers because it seems
> my best business right now is throwing together cheap ones for those on a
> budget but even with out them, the computer/radio/hobby room is the catch
> all for anything we don't want to put in the storage/workshop or I haven't
> got there yet and that would have to be the second bedroom. I have no clue
> where the computer and radio stuff would go. On top of that there's stuff
> going on in this building there's no way I'd want to bring a kid up 
> around.
> Bad enough my other antenna when it came down, I never did get half of it
> back, the half that ran across the open back yard, someone stole the wire
> for the copper when it broke before I could even get out to save it. The
> other thing is, my wife's work likes to clean house now and then so if 
> they
> let her go, god only knows where we'll end up because I can't afford to 
> stay
> here on my money alone, either way whatever I put up isn't staying long 
> more
> than likely. If I put nothing up though, I'll end up staying here, so I
> might as well get antennas up, plus in ARES and RACES as I am, just took a
> bigger ARES role in fact, and NTS, I really need to make the attempt to 
> get
> back on the air. We'll see what happens.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 6:22 PM
> Subject: Re: A Catch Up Email
>
>
>>    Well, my Carolina Windom 160 compact shorted out again, because water
>> got into the matching unit connection up at the feed point.  A friend 
>> came
>> over yesterday, and we cleaned things up, and got it working again, but I
>> don't know for how long.
>>
>> In fairness, Jim from Radio Works has offered to replace the antenna, but
>> it
>> was a bear to put up, and I don't know how comfortable I feel asking my
>> help
>> to take the old one down and put a replacement one up again, so I'll just
>> have to see how things play out here.
>>
>> At least I have my Alpha Delta DXCC which works fine!
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>