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Re: antenna is finally up
From:
colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
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colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 25 May 2012 23:17:39 -0600
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the front pannel key lock function will be your best friend when he starts 
walking and getting into stuff...2 more years at least.
usually kids who grow up with radios around also know they can't just go and 
play with daddy's radio....teaching them about the radio from as early as is 
practical also helps.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 7:39 PM
Subject: antenna is finally up


> Well, the Hustler 5BTV is finally up.  Not quite the radial field I =
> wanted yet but I'll keep adding to it but right now there's 8 to 10 =
> radials I laid yesterday, today I adjusted where we had problems the =
> other day. Still don't have the 17 meter add on kit back on, I think I =
> know what the problem I was having with it was though which means I'll =
> have to retune again once I get that taken care of but at least for now =
> it's working reasonably well. I graduate from college tomorrow and am =
> going to my in-laws after, if I'm home in time I'll catch you all on 40 =
> meters, if not, Sunday it's a little tight and I have a bit of a noise =
> level on 20 meters but I'll try it there when the blind hams meet. I =
> might even have a chance to move the TS-2000 to where the HF station =
> will be and not run the backup radio, that TS-2000 will be great to have =
> on HF again. I hoped to do it tonight but we got busy, then things ran =
> late, and I'm out of here around 5:30 AM so I'm headed to bed soon. =
> Hopefully I'll swap radios tomorrow night, the TS-2000 is just sitting =
> right now, it was on VHF but with a little one, I thought it might be =
> nicer for my radio in the living room, next to the 900 MHz one, just for =
> 2 meters which I'm only on in emergencies and rarely other times anyway, =
> to be one he can't mess up when he's old enough to push buttons so, I =
> put an old Motorola SM120 there and the TS-2000 will be for HF only out =
> in the sun room. I don't think I'll hook the other bands up on it, not =
> any time soon anyway.

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