[450] Decided to

[K1FSY]

you can see my clamp in this archived attachment from when i put it up:

http://lists.vhfwiki.com/pipermail/450/attachments/20131114/7d1b385b/attachment.jpg

On 2/15/2015 10:37 AM, n1muq at optonline.net wrote:
> Dave, here is a rather poor picture of my method of joining two
> lengths of pipe for a mast holding my Antron 99. Has been up for a few
> years, so far... But I do like your idea with the galvanized fence
> pipe for the spring project....Charlie N1LU
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: K1FSY
> Date: Sunday, February 15, 2015 10:21 am
> Subject: Re: [450] Decided to
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> > Put blue loc-tite on all your nuts up there!
> >
> >
> > On 2/15/2015 10:15 AM, Bob wrote:
> > > Proud of you man. Considering your conditions, quite the
> > undertaking.> Is everything still up and running today?
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 3:54 PM, David Garcia > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > The beams where ok physically but electrically with the
> > ice on it,
> > > there was a considerable enough performance hit, to justify
> > > putting the vertical backup up. Little did I know, how
> > good of an
> > > idea it was to go up there. I found the 2 top straps had been
> > > rattled so bad by the winds, the brackets were dangling by
> > 1 nut
> > > each & the others on the floor. Got the connector all
> > soldered up
> > > and all is well, now if only this arctic air mass would go
> > the f
> > > away, things would be better, I usually like winter, but
> > this time
> > > around, I'll be saying thank you coming and thank you for
> > leaving.>
> > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 12:01 PM, > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > You're dedicated!
> > >
> > > I am monitoring .450 right now!
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting David Garcia > >:>
> > >> Do as the noridics do in this type of weather, spit
> > fire &
> > >> chew lava. My beams have been a pain with the ice, so I
> > >> decided at 8am to put the vertical back up, myself.
> > You can
> > >> see my enthusiasm in the mirror photo, got it done in 50
> > >> minutes, then, went to plug in the coax to the radio,
> > only to
> > >> have the center pin on the pl259 snap off :( so I'm
> > off to
> > >> radio shack to get a connector & new soldering gun,
> > then go
> > >> to my cardiologist appointment.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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