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    From Jimmy Anderson@1:103/705 to All on Sat May 3 15:48:57 2025
    Hey - been AWQ (away from QWK) for a while now but getting back
    after playing around with Terminal on MacOS...

    Anyway - was planning a 55' tower, but decided to make it smaller.
    Have the stuff to do 55', but my test mount at 20' was hitting
    Memphis from my house 80 miles away. I'm sure 55' would hit
    a tad further, but decided it wasn't worth the extra work to
    put it up. I'm doing it myself with my son's help :-)

    So I have 25' ready to go. Have the hole dug, but weather hasn't
    cooperated with keeping it dry enough to pour concrete... Maybe
    one day next week...

    73! KM4UXV


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  • From Jason Brady@1:218/910 to Jimmy Anderson on Tue Jun 10 11:08:00 2025
    Hi Jimmy,

    JA> So I have 25' ready to go. Have the hole dug, but weather hasn't
    JA> cooperated with keeping it dry enough to pour concrete... Maybe
    JA> one day next week...

    Wanted to know if you were able to set up the tower? How did it go?

    73,
    Jason KO6IOJ

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  • From Jimmy Anderson@1:396/45 to Jason Brady on Tue Aug 5 15:04:00 2025
    Jason Brady wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

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    Hi Jimmy,

    JA> So I have 25' ready to go. Have the hole dug, but weather hasn't
    JA> cooperated with keeping it dry enough to pour concrete... Maybe
    JA> one day next week...

    Wanted to know if you were able to set up the tower? How did it go?

    Hey Jason - YES! Got it up - finally. :-) Since the weather
    didn't cooperate earlier, it was after our grandson was here
    for the summer - so - I have his handprint, the other grandson's
    print, mine and my wife's! :-)

    Turns out the X30A Diamond antenna is about 33' in the air. I'm
    able to check in to a net in Memphis every night as if it were
    the 'local' repeater! I'm also hitting Jonesboro PRETTY good.

    I'm enjoying it. :-)


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