Do you believe every ad? On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 8:51 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The ala100ln was supposed to be better then a long wire, thats why i > bought it > > Paul > > On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Scott Royall <roy...@conchbbs.com> wrote: > >> I must wonder why you're endeavoring to replace your 80' wire when it >> seems to suit your needs. It's not like you're planning to transmit. >> >> On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 7:26 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < >> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> well, in buying this I have learned I don't like "projects", stuff I >>> have to source parts for and then put together. Nothing is available >>> locally, so it all has to be bought and shipped here to Alaska. >>> >>> The ALA100LN has sat in the corner of my living room for weeks, unused >>> with no progress made towards getting it up and working. >>> >>> This is the antenna where you supply your own wire. I have the wire but >>> no way to power the antenna. Where I DX is nowhere near power sources and >>> trying to find the right parts, adapters and batteries to power it has >>> proven to be useless, annoying and a complete waste of time as I can't find >>> what I need >>> >>> I need 2 support structures, one to hang the top of the wire off, I've >>> got that.. but no second support structure for it. >>> >>> For the loop to be useful, it'd have to be 7-10 feet big here in Alaska >>> and that's too big to be portable. I can't leave it in the trees or it'll >>> be torn down. >>> >>> And making the loop 7 to 10 feet big is too big for it to be portable >>> and too big for me to carry it across the street and back home each time I >>> use it. >>> >>> I likely should've never bought the ALA100LN because I don't like >>> "projects" where I have to put stuff together. I don't really have anyone >>> here to help me with this stuff. I'm in a village of 500 people and we're >>> the town/village for 250 miles. >>> >>> I don't have the patience and attention span to deal with this any >>> longer. When I buy something. I don't expect it to take weeks or months to >>> get working. >>> >>> Right now, I roll out my longwire on the ground when I go outside for >>> the night and roll it back up when I go inside. I can't leave it outside >>> any longer as someone tore my old one down out of the trees and left it in >>> a clump. >>> >>> I wish the "pre made" wellbrook loops weren't so expensive($400 to >>> $500US), I'd buy one of them, mount it on a wooden pole and call it a day. >>> >>> So my advice is, for those who aren't handy/don't like projects/are a >>> little impatient like me, stay away from the ALA100LN. It requires more >>> parts then they will sell you and takes time to figure out and put >>> together. Not worth it. >>> >>> Such as it is.. I'll keep looking for some kind of loop I don't have to >>> put together. The 80 foot long wire I've got right now seems to suit my >>> needs >>> >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Swprograms mailing list >>> Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com >>> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms >>> >>> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to >>> swprograms-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the >>> URL shown above. >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Swprograms mailing list >> Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com >> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms >> >> To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to >> swprograms-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the >> URL shown above. >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Swprograms mailing list > Swprograms@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > swprograms-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > >
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