[drakelist] NEW QTH

2005-04-14 Thread DW Holtman
Hello to all,   Thank you all for the great advice on how to put a rope in a tree and how to bring lines through a new construction.  Great stuff, I have printed them and I'm making my final plans for my antenna.   73's DW Holtman WB7SSN

Re: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-11 Thread James True N5ARW
"James True N5ARW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang -- I made my own slingshot/fishing reel. Walmart had both parts, a wrist rocket type slingshot and a cheap Zebco reel. I used two small hose clamps

Re: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-11 Thread davevittum
couple of ideas for you to mull over.                 73 de Dave  W1DV/2 - Original Message - From: DW Holtman To: drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: [drakelist] New QTH Hello,   I have a couple of questions that I hope

RE: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-11 Thread Gerry
ntenna. Give it some swing, man! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Parker Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 11:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'J. Michael Thurman'; 'DW Holtman'; drakelist@www.zerobeat.net Sub

Re: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-11 Thread Russ Hines
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Re: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-11 Thread Al Parker
-- Original Message - From: "Chuck Wyatt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'J. Michael Thurman'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'DW Holtman'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 10:40 AM Subject: RE: [dr

RE: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-11 Thread Chuck Wyatt
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David HavelSent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 10:09 PMTo: 'J. Michael Thurman'; 'DW Holtman'; drakelist@www.zerobeat.netSubject: RE: [drakelist] New QTH Hi gang,   In my opinion, the EZHang is great!  It

Re: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-10 Thread Matt Leatherman
DW - PVC will work well.  You can do a simple insulation job by using the typical foam insulation sold at most Home Improvement stores - once you are done running the coax.  It will expand to fill the gaps and is easy to cut out later if you have to.  All of my Home AC, dryer vents, and Roof ve

RE: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-10 Thread David Havel
also available on a roll as "Coax-Seal."  Check out:  http://radioworks.com/PDFCat04/53.pdf    73,   Dave - NO3K From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. Michael ThurmanSent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 9:50 PMTo: DW Holtman; drakelist@www.zerobeat.netSubject: Re: [

Re: [drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-10 Thread J. Michael Thurman
The device to which you refer is available at www.ezhang.com .  A friend of mine has one that he loans out to the hams in the community.  Boy...does it work as advertised.  If one grew up with a bean flip, it's a snap to get a line over a 60 ft. tree...and over the exact limb...  I have tried the

[drakelist] New QTH

2005-04-10 Thread DW Holtman
Hello,   I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me with.   First, My new Shack is in a converted garage, with more space than I have ever had in the past. My question is, what is the best way to make a hole for coax/450 ohm ladder line  to leave the shack?  I just finished