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25G Tower Project
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I got some tower sections from Rusty yesterday, for a really cheap price and now I'm on the quest for a tilt-over plate. I still haven't decided what all I'm going to put on top of this. I know I'm going to put the 2m yagi that Gary traded me on top with the rotator I got from Dutch. I might put both my dual band trams on it just below the yagi. It all has to stay below 35ft for the city I live in. However, I'm going to build the base as if it was an 80 footer. Even through I'm building it to a height to escape code enforcement, I'm still going to build it too code for safety. I'm also going to build it with a ton of video footage so in the event of my untimely demise, my friends and family can take it down without any hassle. The only thing that will be left is a concrete pad with six anchor bolts sticking out. I am looking forward to this project. I'm not looking forward to digging that big hole.
Current connections
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The places I lurk when it's too cold to work on anything. I do have a tower project coming up.
I have a radio on to TexasNexus
I always have my base and truck and ute dialed into 146.84 PL 110.9 W5SH
I'm also listening to 144.210 USB
I'm currently writing a script to display what radios are on and what they're doing. Also writing something for the antenna direction.
What's been happening
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Long story short, I've been working and going to rehab. I haven't really done anything on the boat except put a piece of aluminum trim on. I was going to clean up the transom and smooth it out, but this whole heart surgery thing kind of monopolized my time. Soooooo. Tomorrow(Friday) I'm going to disconnect the tilt and trim, electrical, shifter and steering after work. Then Saturday we're going to pull the engine off the Skeeter and then drag out the Glastron and mount the motor and see if my half assed job pays off. If it breaks then the motor will be going back on the Skeeter and I'll reattach everything in the spring. If it doesn't break?? Well then I will be emptying the Skeeter and dragging it to Granbury to Martex for it's new owner. And I'll be going to Ham Radio Outlet on Monday to get the 991A. Unless someone else can come up with a shack-in-the-box experience that has a built in sound card and tuner. I'm waiting {crickets: chirp, chirp, chirp}. Yeah, didn't think so. Do I want it? Not really. Do I think I will need it? Maybe, given the state of things right now. EmCom will be pretty important in a SHTF situation. Dragging a single radio as opposed to 5 tons of radio crap is a no brainer. And it's not like I won't use it in the mean time. Ew, Wow, 2m side band. I can join in the chaos net, doubling and tripling with the best of them. :)
P.S. I know the file server is down. I have to figure out how to run two PHP versions at the same time.
In The Garage: Paracord Braclet
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Decided to add some new content to the youtube channel that covers all my off the wall stuff. The filler stuff between projects or in down time. I hope you enjoy.
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