Hornet's Nest of Controversy...

[KY2T at aol.com]

>I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall at the neighbor's house while they
>watched you do this.  Hams seem to have this reputation..........

Yea, just ask any contester's wife.

>Perhaps this could be a new competition for the hospitality suites at
>Dayton.  How many flaming bees can you dodge while hanging from a piece of
>tower while swinging a flaming torch.  Now that would be a CONTEST!

Either that or an interesting talk for the antenna forum.  K3LR are you
listening ???

Tom KY2T
KY2T at AOL.COM  (Go FRC!!!!)



>From Matthew S. Trott" <0007288678 at mcimail.com  Fri Oct 20 01:29:00 1995
From: Matthew S. Trott" <0007288678 at mcimail.com (Matthew S. Trott)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 95 19:29 EST
Subject: Hornets' nest
Message-ID: <61951020002916/0007288678PJ3EM at MCIMAIL.COM>

So there I was reading about everybodys' run-ins with stinging insects when I
come across a note from KA9FOX referencing W5ASP. Why don't youse guys go to
the source and ask the latter what his suggestions are? 

Have a holly jolly contest season.

Matt -- AA7BG
aa7bg at mcimail.com


>From Paul Mackanos <pmackano at vortex.weather.brockport.edu>  Fri Oct 20 02:17:06 1995
From: Paul Mackanos <pmackano at vortex.weather.brockport.edu> (Paul Mackanos)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 21:17:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Tower Shunt Feeding ??
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9510192110.A11226-0100000 at vortex>

Hi, Paul here, looking for info on shunt feeding a WT-51 crank up tower by
Tri-Ex. I will have an 11 foot mast out the top with a 2/440 vertical at top,
4 element 6 meter beam just below 2/440, 14 element 2 meter beam 4 1/2 
feet below 6 meter beam and a TH6DXX 4 feet below that. What should I do
for shunt feeding it, and is there enuff aluminum up there for a decent
capacitance hat. Remember, the only stoopid question is the one I DON'T ask.
73 de Paul

>From ve7sbo at teleport.com (Your Real Name Here)  Fri Oct 20 02:56:14 1995
From: ve7sbo at teleport.com (Your Real Name Here) (Your Real Name Here)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 1995 18:56:14 -0700
Subject: Hornets' nest
Message-ID: <199510200156.SAA23850 at desiree.teleport.com>

>So there I was reading about everybodys' run-ins with stinging insects when I
>come across a note from KA9FOX referencing W5ASP. Why don't youse guys go to
>the source and ask the latter what his suggestions are? 
>
>Have a holly jolly contest season.
>
>Matt -- AA7BG
>aa7bg at mcimail.com
>
>
>
I think everyone's missing the point here. In Canada we have to conserve our 
resources. I would first attempt to harness the energy created by 1500
wasps. Using a practical friction co-efficient and assuming a nest size of
60 cubic inches we should be able to harness over 300 foot pounds of energy
with sizable torque. Perhaps enough for a full size 3el i60 meter beam.
First we would need a way to get all the wasps moving in the proper
rotation. Actually that parts easy if you have the proper incentive. A cute
female hornet will usually do the job, the real problem is getting them to
reverse direction. I think Lew McCoy had an article on that..... Would that
move you into the multi-single class????? Must think about this.....

Bill, VE7SBO
Bill, VE7SBO, etc.