http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/ Members-friends of the North Fulton ARL Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:26:21 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7948 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7948 Reminder from: nfarl Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/cal NFARL TECH NET Monday November 9, 2009 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm (This event repeats every Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:46:22 GMT Mack http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7947 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7947 Scot, It was great seeing you yesterday. We'll look to kick this off starting in January. Thanks for the link. This looks to be a free solution. 73, Mack de Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:05:55 GMT tropezisland http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7946 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7946 I am kg4zli and I don't really talk on the radio, just listen. I was talking to you today, during the boneyard tour -- which obviously there was a demand for Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:04:29 GMT WB4SQ@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7945 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7945 Make sure they don't use spiked shoes.  That can eventually kill the tree when bugs get inside the holes. -- Sent from my Palm Pre Edward Hall wrote:   Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:23:20 GMT James Streible http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7944 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7944 ... You only splatter if you over drive the amp or run it non-linear. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:19:01 GMT James Streible http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7943 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7943 Not really. As the power goes up the quality of the amp _/generally/_ gets better. For my money the AL-1200 is probably the best buy for an Ameritron amp. Jim Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:10:38 GMT Chris Fowler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7942 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7942 ... I don't think so. There are some people that like to go full gallon. Maybe these guys or gals want to be clearly understood during a rag chew on 80 or get Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:10:00 GMT Chaz Cone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7941 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7941 Convention wisdom says you get 3db (1/2 S unit) for every doubling of power). So the cost differential from 1000 to 1500 is $2000 for 1.5db. Get the little Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:57:39 GMT Ian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7940 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7940 One of the next big purchases I'm thinking about is an amplifier. I was looking at the Ameritron line in the DXEngineering catalog that came today, and it Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:03:38 GMT Edward Hall http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7939 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7939 Northcutt Tree Service - 242 Curtis Rd W Canton, GA 30115 770-720-0118 _____ From: nfarl@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nfarl@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of n4zaz Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:10:32 GMT mccormick_mack http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7938 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7938 Here is an update on the issue several folks had with being double billed by Smoke Jacks last month. I spoke with the manager and he was VERY apologetic for Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:10:08 GMT mccormick_mack http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7937 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7937 Here is an update on the issue several folks had with being double billed by Smoke Jacks last month. I spoke with the manager and he was VERY apologetic for Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:14:53 GMT Robert Carroll http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7936 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7936 Randy- I had good luck with Marietta Tree Service (770) 425-9010. They cleared space around my SteppIR and were reasonable on price. 73 Bob W2WG From: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:14:13 GMT Chuck Catledge http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7935 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7935 Randy, I don't have the tree climber number but offer an alternative that may work for you. There is a device known as a rope saw that I have used to remove Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:46:52 GMT n4zaz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7934 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nfarl/message/7934 About 2 years ago now someone in the club recommended a tree guy to climb some trees, trim limbs and generally help me get my antenna free of limbs and leaves.