<div dir="ltr">If anyone wants to chat later on 450, drop me an email.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 11:17 AM, David Garcia <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wb2rxf@gmail.com" target="_blank">wb2rxf@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">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.<br></div><br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 11:12 AM, K1FSY <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:k1fsy@vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">k1fsy@vhfwiki.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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you can see my clamp in this archived attachment from when i put it
up:<br>
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<div>On 2/15/2015 10:37 AM,
<a href="mailto:n1muq@optonline.net" target="_blank">n1muq@optonline.net</a> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">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<br>
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From: K1FSY <u></u><br>
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2015 10:21 am<br>
Subject: Re: [450] Decided to<br>
To: <a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br>
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> Put blue loc-tite on all your nuts up there!<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On 2/15/2015 10:15 AM, Bob wrote:<br>
> > Proud of you man. Considering your conditions, quite
the <br>
> undertaking.> Is everything still up and running today?<br>
> ><br>
> > On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 3:54 PM, David Garcia <u></u>>
> <u></u>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > The beams where ok physically but electrically
with the <br>
> ice on it,<br>
> > there was a considerable enough performance hit,
to justify<br>
> > putting the vertical backup up. Little did I know,
how <br>
> good of an<br>
> > idea it was to go up there. I found the 2 top
straps had been<br>
> > rattled so bad by the winds, the brackets were
dangling by <br>
> 1 nut<br>
> > each & the others on the floor. Got the
connector all <br>
> soldered up<br>
> > and all is well, now if only this arctic air mass
would go <br>
> the f<br>
> > away, things would be better, I usually like
winter, but <br>
> this time<br>
> > around, I'll be saying thank you coming and thank
you for <br>
> leaving.><br>
> > On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 12:01 PM, <u></u>>
> <u></u>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > You're dedicated!<br>
> ><br>
> > I am monitoring .450 right now!<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Quoting David Garcia <u></u>>
<u></u>>:><br>
> >> Do as the noridics do in this type of
weather, spit <br>
> fire &<br>
> >> chew lava. My beams have been a pain
with the ice, so I<br>
> >> decided at 8am to put the vertical
back up, myself. <br>
> You can<br>
> >> see my enthusiasm in the mirror photo,
got it done in 50<br>
> >> minutes, then, went to plug in the
coax to the radio, <br>
> only to<br>
> >> have the center pin on the pl259 snap
off :( so I'm <br>
> off to<br>
> >> radio shack to get a connector &
new soldering gun, <br>
> then go<br>
> >> to my cardiologist appointment.<br>
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