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  1. LoneStar 281

    LoneStar unit 281IM Back amigos

    Hello all from Texas well I unexpectedly was admitted to the hospital again on October 2, through the 21 due to an infection on my right foot pinky area it was amputated I've already had my left leg amputated 2 years ago below the knee from diabetic compilations. any way im back and feeling...
  2. LoneStar 281

    test Lone Star 281 Deep South Texas

    Tanks Ive already gotten some awesome help here. Rough necking is no joke worked a trippel decker for Blocker Drilling in West Columbia in Texas one month of that sent my ass back to college with money for the semester, worked back up tongs some experience I will never forget 2 weeks after I...
  3. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    YES SIR!!!!!!
  4. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    Well Thanks to all the Great Advice the problem has been solved. The tower was the interfering with the Vertical Gamma. In my excitement to get the Shooting Star I had used a mast that was laying around # FT which was way to short. went with a 8ft Mast and even at 10 feet up with and old &(...
  5. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    like said I got a lot of good feed back. I will be definitely trying some different things but first need to get the mast in its currently 3 foot down and 1 foot up I agree it needs to be higher. but I got to excited just to put it up.
  6. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    still working on better pic I just cant get it to my laptop...
  7. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    here is hopefully a better pic. you all have all come up with very good valid possibilities. I appreciate all the responses. thanks for the input also which channel do you all usually monitor and talk skip? keep your ears open for Lonestar 281 deep south Texas.
  8. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    yes the rotor is 3 ft down inside the tower
  9. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    yse I have I got one on order but couldn't resist once I got my coax there was too much excitement.
  10. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    I will be posting a better pic in a bit thought I had them all but they were all the same go figure
  11. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    your right on, will be doing it later today the heat outside this morning was 85 and going up to like 95 its hot to hot. Talked to Tom @ Maco he said to check the space between the mast and gamma it neededs to be 1/4 inch from boom. It will also give me a chance to check out all the connections...
  12. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    sure I need to transfer them from my phone I got all kinds of stuff going on just because I didit donent make it rite so long as it works,
  13. LoneStar 281

    Maco Shooting Star

    Just put 1 up at 40 feet . Horiz SWR at 0.25 Vert at 3.0 and over any hints or facts to go buy Thanks in Advance.
  14. LoneStar 281

    test Lone Star 281 Deep South Texas

    Thanks for the welcome! WOW you know your geography that's for sure and you are absolutely right The border is actually 60.-63 miles N. from where I'm at but the U.S.A Mexican Border in Hidalgo Texas is the Border along the rive never thoughr is that way but you are right, near Falfurias
  15. LoneStar 281

    test Lone Star 281 Deep South Texas

    Edinburg/ McAllen 10 miles from the Mexico Border