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When I was in TN I played with a lot of homebrew wire antennas. One of my favorite antennas was a mobile mount on a ground rod with a 102” CB whip pruned to 10m with buried radials. Then I wanted to work other bands without a tuner, so I took some 3/8x24TPI bolts and drilled them lengthwise...

Ditto. The guys at my cabin towers are augmented with 1/4 wave guyed radials. The tops are fudged closer to other guys than I'd like, but haven't presented any problems yet.

Nice pic, is that you? Honestly, after exhausting all efforts at self extraction... yup!

I'll admit I wasn't a candidate for a remake of "Father Knows Best"; but for a single parent, & sole provider, for five years I did OK. I corrected my kids when we were a complete family, but after I evicted/divorced their trashy mom... my problem was in saying NO when it really needed saying...

Heres a simplistic & idiotic littany that always cheers me up, "Don't worry, it'll get better." :headbang I'm only 48 Ron, & I've seen the degeneration of American morals too. Its not just the stampeding herds of "sheeple" chasing ipods, mp3 players and all the other techno-pablum. Its...

Personally I think the initial post is FUNNY! And yes, it sounds like a 'sour grape' whimper. I use a CB here (WY) because the repeaters are too far apart & not elevated enough. We drive daily in areas that are cellular voids! Effective communications can sometimes mean the difference...

de rigeour "Það skulu búkarlar finna í dag að öx mín skal mér bæði skjöldur og brynja."

I'd use plug connections over 'gators any day of the week. Unless you live in an area that absolutely never ever gets a breeze of any description. The initial post given I believe was for a 40 meter antenna. You can make an antenna cover the 40 meter spectrum, or a good portion of it, by...