[SECC] KB4KBS makes an effort at ARRL10M

[Hal Kennedy]

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


-----Original Message-----
From: secc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces at contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Macie, Gordon
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:24 PM
To: 'Scott Straw'; secc at 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..