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    Adventures of my ham in the mountains

    My ham tried to put an antenna in the tree and it doesn't work much to his dismay. Now he has a ladder on my deck with a piece of PVC tubing and a Pilates1/2 ball holding up the bottom of the PVC tube, yes I said Pilates ball. I asked him if he wanted to get a longer pole and he said I was thinking of mounting an antenna on your garage. With all this talk about poles, balls and mounting whats a hamsmtnchic to do?

    :chin:

    "Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why" ~ Eddie Cantor

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    "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it."

    My 2m J-Pole is on a 20' mast, the bottom of which is held by a lawn umbrella stand...
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    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it."

    My 2m J-Pole in on a 20' mast, the bottom of which is held by a lawn umbrella stand...
    You must complete the tree swing mating ritual so that the favor of the gods may shine down on your endeavors.

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    Ingenuity is the hallmark of the ham; necessity is the mother of invention. Just wait until he starts on about conjugate matches...
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    A Victorian mother's advice; "Lie back, grit your teeth and think of England."
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    You must complete the tree swing mating ritual so that the favor of the gods may shine down on your endeavors.
    Hang it from the top floor balcony that is over the hot tub?
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    Wow, you folks in Colorado do live on the edge, huh?

    Being a good hamsmtnchic, you are giving him a hand getting it up, right?
    A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory

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    Absolutely but he puts out a stronger signal at nite!!! :)
    "Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why" ~ Eddie Cantor

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    Quote Originally Posted by kb2vxa View Post
    A Victorian mother's advice; "Lie back, grit your teeth and think of England."
    :rofl::rofl:
    Coffee and beer in the keyboard today and it's not even 5pm yet.
    Gawd that cracked me up Warren. :rofl:

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