Subj : I finally got my license To : Daryl Stout From : DaiTengu Date : Tue Oct 20 2020 15:00:09 Re: I finally got my license By: Daryl Stout to DaiTengu on Wed Oct 07 2020 07:03 pm DS> On another sad note, I just found out that one of the most active DS> posters in BBS networks, Nancy Backus, lost her battle with stomach DS> cancer this morning. She will be sorely missed. :'( Oh No! I'll miss Nancy :( DS> Even if I could get gear, I don't have the means to have antennas here. DS> Plus, we get lightning like mad with thunderstorms. This is the 6th time DS> this year, Louisiana has had to prepare for hurricanes (now with Delta). I'm in a pretty suburban area, but I do have a yard big enough that I could put a tower up if I had the money (and the desire). I don't think the neighbors would be too thrilled, though. So right now I'm just using an end-fed halfwave. As an update with my EFHW battles, I had a pretty bad wind storm last week, and it not only appears to have stretched my antenna out, but it snapped about 5 feet off the end of it. I pulled one side down and repaired it, but now it sags like crazy. I need to re-measure the whole blasted thing, and probably put some bungee ropes up to releive tension when it gets windy. I'm terrified with the winter. I also seem to be getting water in my coax, which I assume is due my connectors being cheap, so I spent the money and ordered a 75' long piece of LMR-400. That should be here tomorrow. I just hope I don't have to buy a new antenna wire, that will set me back another $80. Da>> ... A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer. DS> A clean shack is a sign of a sick mind. Don't straighten up my desk...you DS> will goof up my system. My office/shack is a disaster. I don't even know where to start cleaning it. DaiTengu .... SENILE.COM found...Out of Memory... --- þ Synchronet þ War Ensemble BBS - The sport is war, total war - warensemble.com .