[simpits-tech] New reply post to the Simpits Forum

[Mark Collins]

Yea...maybe I'll get me a new HF radio once I pass...the wife and kids have
been asking what I want for Fathers day...heheheh

40' out of wood!!!  YIKES.  You a lot braver than you look.  Do you really
need a 40 foot tower?  The info on the g5rv is pretty cool.  I've never seen
it before...course I've never needed it as a tech.

Yea...the Morse turned out to be easier than I thought.  The first 6 letters
were really hard...but after that it went fast. I got the whole alphabet
memorized now and just need to work on the numbers and
characters...actually...I'll probably go once I get the numbers done.

PS...send a pic of the tower!!

Mark

> Thanks Mark!  I knew that if I didn't take the morse code at the same time
> I took the written, I'd never get it done.  The code isn't as bad as all
> the no-code proponents seem to think it is.  Like any skill, it just takes
> time.  What you do is promise yourself a prize once you pass the test.
> That's how I ended up with a new Ten-Tec Jupiter. *laughs*  I even made my
> first contact on Saturday night.  QRM was pretty bad though.  40M seems to
> be really hash-y for some reason.
>
> Rob & I set up a G5RV yesterday and it was a comedy of errors.  Building a
> 40' mast out of pressure treated 2x4s is a _bad_ idea, no matter how it
> looks in your head. :)  Not to mention that 8 10' still wet 2x4s are VERY
> heavy. :)  We did finally get it up in a different layout though.
>
> g.
>
>
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