The ground rod will be installed for grounding the radio power supply and antenna tuner. And the realignment of the end fed Zeppelin antenna that I have up in the backyard of my home will be made possible with the new mast. I am hoping to invert the antenna into a V with the apex at the top of the pole. As it stands now the V is on it's side, thus it looks more like an arrow which makes the antenna less effective. After the installations are done the station will then be tested to ensure that little or no stray RF is in the shack and that the radio is in working order. Which I am sure it is. Once this is done VA2UTC will return to the air. I am specifically gearing up for the November Sweepstakes contest in November. This year I have a plan but, I am not telling anyone what it is.....All I will say is it should net me a win in this competition.
Speaking of getting goodies for the shack. One way I have found stuff, outside of eBay is to log on to the Ontario Swap Shop. The site is an extension of two nets one on 40 during the day every Sunday and at night on 80 also on Sundays. I had read on the site that the nets were going to go off the air. I will confirm this with Nick VE3NJG. For now note the new address it's www.kwarc.org/swapshop.
The old OSS site will remain with it's other services including flea market and ham fest listings. KWARC's site is user and password protected. I have listed on it and it is quite user friendly. Though I must admit it will take some time to get used to the new format, I do think it will do very well.
I am looking forward to getting back on the air in October.
73 Cliff VA2UTC
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