Friday, August 25, 2017

Raising the LR20 150' Tower (Part 1)

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Raising a 150' guyed tower is a major endeavour. There really is no comparison to self-supporting towers half that height. It is far mor...
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Solar Eclipse 1979

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In early 1979 I was finishing my graduate degree at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and preparing for the move to Ottawa later in the...
Monday, August 14, 2017

Monitoring 6 Meters

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Monitoring 6 meters for openings was very time consuming when I was very active during the 1980s. Aside from spinning dial there were the fo...
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Battling the Calendar: Time to Set Priorities

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It's August and warm. This is great weather for building towers and antennas. Unfortunately it won't last. My plans for 2017 are amb...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

Wrestling With Steel Guys

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In an earlier post I mentioned that I am guying my big tower with steel. Although non-conductive guys eliminate interactions that can compr...
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Hay Baron

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Owning 50 acres of land has a few downsides. It has to be looked after. My antenna farm when fully built will consume far less than the avai...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Tower Prep -- Almost (but not quite) Vertical

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The big tower is still not up even though there has been a lot of activity . Consider this list of tasks I have been up to recently and you...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Computer Contest Logging in 1977

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As this year's IARU Radiosport contest approaches my thoughts turn back to the very first one. It was in 1977, 40 years ago. As I recal...