Hi Gordon,
I have this exact problem at this house I'm renting in Woodstock - the
basement is typically 50 degrees and I'm too old to operate that way
anymore!
I 'built' myself a shack. I bought two very large plastic drop clothes from
Home Depot for about $5, and stapled them to the rafters (the basement
ceiling). They form a now enclosed operating area that's about 10X10. I
added a very small electric space heater, but when the amp is on, I don't
need it. Its a comfortable 75 degrees in my 'bubble.' When things warm up
I can pull it down in about 30 seconds.
Hal
N4GG
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From: secc-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces@contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Macie, Gordon
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:24 PM
To: 'Scott Straw'; secc@contesting.com
Subject: RE: [SECC] KB4KBS makes an effort at ARRL10M
Hi Scott,
I operated 2 years in a row from my mobile sitting in the front driveway
with a hustler one year and hooked to a gap veritcal the next... Nice to see
Im not the only crazy one !!... This year I was in a cold basement. I had a
oil filled electic radiator heater. It a large room and it wasn't helping
much at all. I was on cw and when my fingers got cold, I held them over the
heater for a few seconds.. Unfortunately my cw isn't very good even with
warm fingers..
Gordon N4LR..
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