[TowerTalk] QSL card in the hole before the concrete pour

[K8RI on TT]

On 10/31/2011 8:19 PM, Larry Melby wrote:
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> does that include you digging the hole and mixing the concrete ?
> KA5TXL
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Can you put the Owl down there with the card and use the concrete to 
keep him aligned with true North.  If you put him down there, how close 
does he really have to be to true North.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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> From: Mike Ryan<mryan001 at tampabay.rr.com>
> Cc: Towertalk<towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Mon, October 31, 2011 6:58:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] QSL card in the hole before the concrete pour
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> Better yet...if you want a really novel idea, why not put my mother-in-law
> in the hole. You will surely have a dead weight to anchor the tower and will
> scare off the birds at the same time.  - Mike
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> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of bob finger
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 7:17 PM
> To: Wes Attaway (N5WA)
> Cc: 'Richard Thorne'; 'Towertalk'
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] QSL card in the hole before the concrete pour
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> NO NO NO!  You must use a rare DX QSL card that absolutely cannot be
> replaced by any means.  To do otherwise your tower may fail in the wind,
> antennas will have no front to back and your coax will rot in the sun.
> Now if you are not a dx chaser, well then maybe a North Dakota qsl will
> do the same thing.  Its kinda like burying St. Joseph in the back yard
> to help sell your house.  You have to do it properly and you absolutely
> have to believe in the power of that qsl card. (for those that don't
> know St. Joseph must be buried with his head down and his face toward
> the house) 73 bob de w9ge
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> Wes Attaway (N5WA) wrote:
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>> I would cheat and throw in one that you have a duplicate of.
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