[450] Decided to

[David Garcia]

If anyone wants to chat later on 450, drop me an email.

On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 11:17 AM, David Garcia <wb2rxf at gmail.com> wrote:

> I went back up there about 8am this morning with wrench just in case, to
> see that the straps where still holding. I sprayed sealant liberally the
> one that rubberizes as it dries, on the nuts and screws, as seen on TV, its
> the only thing I had handy for the moment. All is solid, but as I left the
> building, to go food shopping from a block away I could see how strong
> those winds are, I'd never seen my mast sway so much. All should hold well,
> the brackets were as solid as a rock. Still waiting for the supermarket to
> deliver the goods. In short all is well. I'm on listening on 450 at the
> moment.
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 11:12 AM, K1FSY <k1fsy at vhfwiki.com> wrote:
>
>>  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
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>>
>> 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
>> To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
>>
>> > 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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