More Aluminum Bad Craziness

[WX7P]

Craigslist will be the death of me.

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That's the current load. Lots of weird old TV and FM radio antennas on top.

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Complete Mosley TA-33jr. I'll have to change all the hardware and check the traps, but it's in pretty good shape.

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Nifty Cushcraft A50-6S in pretty new condition next to the R5. Looks like it was in the air for only one season or so.

Tomorrow I get to go rent a trailer and pickup up the prize of the bunch. It's a Wilson 40' light weight tubular tower similar to the MA-40. It's got all the parts in decent shape. The guy also gave me a box of rotators in various states of repair. 3 of them are Ham M rotors and one Alliance HD-73. I figure if I take one apart and try to rebuild it, I've got 2 more chances if I screw it up.

All this stuff was $150. The scorn and sarcasm from Sarah ("You're going to make our new house look like the SF Russian Consulate building!") was free...

[NQ6U]

"You're going to make our new house look like the SF Russian Consulate building!"

And what is wrong with that, tovarisch? Is good Soviet aluminum, da?

I never see anything that good on the local Craig's List. Everyone here thinks their clapped-out junk is made of gold, like this guy (http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/ele/5023519647.html), for instance.

[N8YX]

And what is wrong with that, tovarisch? Is good Soviet aluminum, da?

In ex-Soviet Russia, antenna erects you​.

[n0iu]

Or you could pay for it with the new Soviet Express Card. Their motto... "Don't Leave Home!"

[KG4NEL]

And what is wrong with that, tovarisch? Is good Soviet aluminum, da?

I never see anything that good on the local Craig's List. Everyone here thinks their clapped-out junk is made of gold, like this guy (http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/ele/5023519647.html), for instance.

He's technically correct, although he forgot to mention that the ones that sell new for that much are autotuning and come with the tubes already. The bastid.

[K4PIH]

Da Komerade, ve vill rotate you, from Mocba to Siberisk and rouns and round. Ha ha I make funny good rotation nyet?

[NQ6U]

He's technically correct, although he forgot to mention that the ones that sell new for that much are autotuning and come with the tubes already. The bastid.

And don't have serious issues with the input circuitry.

[WØTKX]

Craigslist is how I added to my collection of stuff, and I searched the non-local ones for radios and parts...

Google "search all craigslist" and you'll get hits for various custom searches.

[N8YX]

Craigslist is how I added to my collection of stuff, and I searched the non-local ones for radios and parts...

Google "search all craigslist" and you'll get hits for various custom searches.

Craigslist was EXTREMELY helpful when I was looking for CPI radios and accessories, and when I was chasing Pace soldering gear and Tektronix TM5xx stuff.

[KG4NEL]

adhuntr.com

[w2amr]

Craigslist will be the death of me.

13947

That's the current load. Lots of weird old TV and FM radio antennas on top.

13948

Complete Mosley TA-33jr. I'll have to change all the hardware and check the traps, but it's in pretty good shape.

13949

Nifty Cushcraft A50-6S in pretty new condition next to the R5. Looks like it was in the air for only one season or so.

Tomorrow I get to go rent a trailer and pickup up the prize of the bunch. It's a Wilson 40' light weight tubular tower similar to the MA-40. It's got all the parts in decent shape. The guy also gave me a box of rotators in various states of repair. 3 of them are Ham M rotors and one Alliance HD-73. I figure if I take one apart and try to rebuild it, I've got 2 more chances if I screw it up.

All this stuff was $150. The scorn and sarcasm from Sarah ("You're going to make our new house look like the SF Russian Consulate building!") was free...Nice find.

[W3WN]

* sigh * why can't I ever find deals like this?

Once had someone call and say "I took down my Butternut Butterfly (HF5B) yesterday, if you want it, come on over."

Got there 30 minutes later. No antenna. His wife said "Oh, you wanted that? I just gave it to the guy collecting metal on trash day."

* sigh *

[K7SGJ]

Craigslist will be the death of me.

13947

That's the current load. Lots of weird old TV and FM radio antennas on top.

13948

Complete Mosley TA-33jr. I'll have to change all the hardware and check the traps, but it's in pretty good shape.

13949

Nifty Cushcraft A50-6S in pretty new condition next to the R5. Looks like it was in the air for only one season or so.

Tomorrow I get to go rent a trailer and pickup up the prize of the bunch. It's a Wilson 40' light weight tubular tower similar to the MA-40. It's got all the parts in decent shape. The guy also gave me a box of rotators in various states of repair. 3 of them are Ham M rotors and one Alliance HD-73. I figure if I take one apart and try to rebuild it, I've got 2 more chances if I screw it up.

All this stuff was $150. The scorn and sarcasm from Sarah ("You're going to make our new house look like the SF Russian Consulate building!") was free...


You should just about have enough al-you-miny-um to build a 5 element beam for the 600 meter band. The rotator should be awesome. Pix please.

[NQ6U]

The rotator should be awesome.

14L Cummins ISX

[KG4NEL]

You should just about have enough al-you-miny-um to build a 5 element beam for the 600 meter band. The rotator should be awesome. Pix please.

I bet the Finns would try.

[KG4NEL]

14L Cummins ISX

More like a Skoda...

[K7SGJ]

More like a Skoda...

Skoda? That sounds ballsy.

[NA4BH]

Skoda? That sounds ballsy.

Only if you scrub them with steel wool and douse them with kerosene.

[K7SGJ]

OUCH

[NA4BH]

No, SKODA.

It's Scandinavian

[NQ6U]

More like a Skoda...

14L Cummins ISX should do it:

http://cumminsengines.com/uploads/images/engines/ISX15/2010/isx15-2010-heavy-duty-truck.png

[K7SGJ]

Yugo would still be around if they used that instead of

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[n0iu]

How do you double the value of a Yugo? Fill the tank with gas!

[KG4NEL]

Czech.

(mike czech, one two)

[n0iu]

A Russian scientist and a Czechoslovakian scientist had spent their whole lives studying the majestic grizzly bear. Each year they petitioned their respective governments to allow them to go to Yellowstone to study these wondrous beasts. Finally, their request was granted and they immediately flew to New York and then west to Yellowstone. They reported to the local ranger station and were told that it was the grizzly mating season and it was much too dangerous to go out and study the animals. They pleaded that this was their only chance. Finally the ranger relented. The Russian and the Czech were given cell phones and told to report in each day.

For several days they called in, and then nothing was heard from the two scientists. The rangers mounted a search party and found the scientists' camp completely ravaged. There was no sign of the missing men.

They then followed the trail of a male and a female bear. They found the female and decided they must kill the animal to find out if she had eaten the scientists, because they feared an international incident. They killed the female and cut open the bear's stomach and, sure enough, found the remains of the Russian.

One ranger turned to the other and said, "You know what this means, don't you?"

"Of course," the other ranger nodded. "The Czech is in the male."

[suddenseer]

Yugo would still be around if they used that instead of

13956My Yugo had a rear window defroster that worked surprisingly well. The only negative was the only defrosted part of the window was the hand prints from the people who pushed started it for you!

[NQ6U]

A Russian scientist and a Czechoslovakian scientist had spent their whole lives studying the majestic grizzly bear. Each year they petitioned their respective governments to allow them to go to Yellowstone to study these wondrous beasts. Finally, their request was granted and they immediately flew to New York and then west to Yellowstone. They reported to the local ranger station and were told that it was the grizzly mating season and it was much too dangerous to go out and study the animals. They pleaded that this was their only chance. Finally the ranger relented. The Russian and the Czech were given cell phones and told to report in each day.

For several days they called in, and then nothing was heard from the two scientists. The rangers mounted a search party and found the scientists' camp completely ravaged. There was no sign of the missing men.

They then followed the trail of a male and a female bear. They found the female and decided they must kill the animal to find out if she had eaten the scientists, because they feared an international incident. They killed the female and cut open the bear's stomach and, sure enough, found the remains of the Russian.

One ranger turned to the other and said, "You know what this means, don't you?"

"Of course," the other ranger nodded. "The Czech is in the male."

+100 Internets you bastid.

[KG4NEL]

My Yugo had a rear window defroster that worked surprisingly well. The only negative was the only defrosted part of the window was the hand prints from the people who pushed started it for you!

Having never seen one of these in person, my only question is...how much HP does the tire add?

Or is that the joke?

[KG4NEL]

Granted, at least it's a full-size spare :spin: