[Fourlanders] Another work session

[Bob Lear]

There have been requests and we've checked with several folks and 
decided to schedule another contest prep work session for this coming 
Saturday, May 26 for those of you who can make it.  This is not 
mandatory of course, but we do have all kinds of assorted stuff to do.

Ivan is coming to help me do some trailer and tower mechanical stuff, 
Jim is going to pack up his 6m station that was set up here and tested. 
  I am also hoping to get the 2m station set up and tested and ready to 
pack then also, so if some of our newer members are interested, that 
will be a good familiarization session with our gear and how we set it 
up, test it and then pack to go to the mountain.  We will also spend 
some time prepping the stacked pairs with the new quick clamp boom to 
mast plates and install them on the masts in their locations so that 
will speed set-up on the mountain.  Jim if you have time, stop and get 
another pair of the quick connects from HRO this week (for 432).

We didn't find any of the items on our 4L want list at Dayton, but we 
will manage to get by with borrowed gear as usual. Haven't heard from 
Ron to see if he had any better success on Sunday that we had earlier. 
If he didn't find the needed U-bolts, I'll take care of them.

I know Ron is thinking, what's the matter with those guys.  He gave us 
hardline UHF connectors before and we were trying to buy more!!!  I was 
thinking about that on the trip back from Dayton and I found them.  I 
had just completely forgotten when we were working on stuff the previous 
trip.  There is a brand new 44ASP UHF male connector and a cut-off 
female UHF type that I found.  I will clean up the used one to get it 
ready before this weekend and Jim knows how to install them if Ron 
doesn't have time to come up.  Unless someone has another suggestion, we 
are going to go with 175' for the 6m feedline and Ron has already made 
the rotator cable at 175', but it is easily extendable because of the 
connector set and cabling scheme he devised.

Let me know any other concerns, suggestions, complaints, etc.

TNX, 73 Bob W4ZST