Quick question on how you attach antennas to trees (long wires and dipoles) for long term setup such as a resident or summer camp? Driving eyes into the tree...
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Joe Serocki
joeserocki
Dec 16, 2008 3:42 pm
I have tried nylon webbing and it has not worked well. Nylon deteriorates in the sun, and the webbing seems to attract even more sunlight, like trailer parks...
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frank@...
greenrav
Dec 16, 2008 3:46 pm
... Together with our camp ranger and arborist, I worked up a plan to put up pulleys and ropes in a couple trees. The arborist was going to come up with some...
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Bill Stewart - W2BSA
ke4bae
Dec 16, 2008 4:18 pm
You might try to get your hands on some Dacron jacketed Kevlar rope. It's usually green or black so it's easily camouflaged and it seems to be resistant to...
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Joe Serocki
joeserocki
Dec 16, 2008 5:54 pm
Greetings all. We at WeLCARS run a yearly merit badge series that gets the Scouts Electricity, Electronics, and Radio merit badges. We have from 5-20 kids in ...
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Frank Krizan
kr1zan
Dec 16, 2008 7:13 pm
Hi Joe, et al, I've searched in the ScoutRadio archives and can't find my original posting of a couple of years ago, so I'll repost it here. This is not...
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Bob Bruninga
wb4apr
Dec 16, 2008 7:13 pm
... Well, recently I just realized that we just might need to keep doing what we are doing, but just change our expectations. That is, we do'nt give up on...
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Phil Sohn
philsohnmsn
Dec 16, 2008 7:34 pm
I've been approaching this problem on several different fronts: 1) ICOM has great comic books on ham radio....
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Jim Stafford
byjimeny
Dec 16, 2008 7:49 pm
Bob, Great thoughts and some we in the North Fulton club have also had. We have had more parents of Scouts and school kids get their licenses since we have...
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Bill Stewart - W2BSA
ke4bae
Dec 16, 2008 7:56 pm
Since the establishment of Venturing Crew 80 as Explorer Post 80 in 1995 we have done a yearly Amateur Radio License class for the Technician Class License....
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Fred McCutchen
gfredmccutchen
Dec 16, 2008 8:04 pm
I remember when I was a teen , etc. Radio was important .. but .. hi hi. Youth is involved in being young and from what Ive seen, most get into radio in early...
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Mike M
mmellor1
Dec 16, 2008 8:05 pm
Tom - Didn't hear you on IRLP - how did the class go? My son had a nice QSO with a new ham scout in Montana. He was pretty nervous, but he enjoyed it. 73, ...
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Joe Serocki
joeserocki
Dec 16, 2008 8:23 pm
A lot personal and group replies came back and I agree with all of them. Lots of great ideas! We have been talking about this in the club, and I think that we...
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Joe Serocki
joeserocki
Dec 16, 2008 8:53 pm
I ran this past a group of Scouts. What do you all think the reaction was? Read through it and post your comments, let's discuss J ...
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Bill Albert
ad5td
Dec 16, 2008 11:17 pm
You guys are worried about a couple of ropes thrown over some branches for a week? Arborist? Call Earth First! Call PETA! That's not even near the top of my...
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boxingpolarbears
boxingpolarb...
Dec 17, 2008 4:39 am
Howdy, In the Twin Cities, MN area we have a similar class each year. The difference is that our class is a Tech class that happens to allow the scouts to...
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Bruce Harper
k7710
Dec 17, 2008 1:27 pm
... Nice ad for ICOM. I don't know that I would run this past anyone other than Cub Scouts; the story and the artwork were pretty cheesy. At least the old...
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jftscout
Dec 17, 2008 6:57 pm
Dear Friends, The Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club needs your help. The Club is the only station in New York City that has supported Scouting every year...
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Phil Sohn
philsohnmsn
Dec 17, 2008 11:00 pm
I've found the comics to be worthwhile for older boys and adults as well. For example, when talking about repeater offsets during a tech class, I had an adult...
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Dan Fisher AI4GK
ai4gk
Dec 18, 2008 2:42 am
Here are my comments. I am a 25-year veteran police officer, as well as a Cub and Boy Scout leader for the past 11 years. I also mentor an Amateur (ham) Radio...
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n5gui
Dec 18, 2008 3:09 am
Martin, I now live in Kansas which is not noted for abundant trees or for tall ones. I use two maple trees, about 150 feet apart, in my yard on an...
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n5hyp
Dec 19, 2008 4:06 am
Thanks to those who offered to participate. We ended up with 5 boys and it was a good learning experience for all. The biggest disappointment for me was that...
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Brian Walker
briankaywalker
Dec 19, 2008 3:07 pm
Antennas and Scouting: First off, let me say that Antenna's and Scouting can cause you a ton of hardship... LNT folks are great, Camp Directors are great,...
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Dale Lamm
DaleLamm
Dec 20, 2008 3:39 pm
[snip] The biggest disappointment for me was that with all the planning and prep work to get contacts lined up, we were not able to make connections with any ...
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n5hyp
Dec 21, 2008 2:22 am
I had to give a try and had success recruiting some international contacts via IRLP. Yes the CQ does work and I made up for the loss of the IRLP route with a...
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n5gui
Dec 23, 2008 3:04 am
The recent discussion about setting up an antenna, particularly the leave no trace angle, reminds me of a thought experiement that I did a few years ago. To...
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kammakh montassar
montajoti
Dec 31, 2008 2:28 pm
Kammakh Montassar SHORT WAVE LISTENERS SWL 3V1-001 vy'73 & 88 http://www.montassar.fr.gd www.cqts.info DEAR ALL FRIENDS HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 AND GOD...
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Jon Pearl - W4ABC
w4abc
Dec 31, 2008 3:27 pm
Happy New Year to you, also, Kammakh. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC Kammakh Montassar SHORT WAVE LISTENERS SWL 3V1-001 vy'73 & 88 http://www.montassar.fr.gd ...
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Bill Stewart - w2bsa
ke4bae
Dec 31, 2008 8:21 pm
Happy New Year to Everyone. May your 2009 be happy and prosperous and your Scouting activities be successful. 73, Bill Stewart, W2BSA ... Happy New Year to...
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Stephen M. Shearer
wb3lgc
Jan 1, 2009 3:26 am
On sand, the challenge is to keep the "tent" pegs from pulling out. May I suggest a "dead man" similar to what one would also want for snow... I also use a...
