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From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Medbury via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 10:19 AM To: Sam Neal; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Subject: Re: [BVARC] Question about an old tradition In construction lots of traditions or superstitions exist. Mrs Linbeck thw wife of Leo Linbeck used to throw Catholic medallions into the first concrete placed on projects and pray that no one would be injured. Others would throw coins in the concrete like into a fountain or well. 73 ... Scott KD5FBA Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Sam Neal via BVARC Date:12/03/2014 09:34 (GMT-06:00) To: Allen Brier N5XZ ,BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ,'TDXS Reflector' ,[email protected],[email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Subject: Re: [BVARC] Question about an old tradition Hello, Years ago when Bob Evans K5WA built his contest station here, we did one better and added a " not-ready-for-prime-time " E.F. Johnson Valiant to the bottom of the hole. The DX rolled in every day! Anyone who wants it can have it if you don't mind chipping about 3 yards of concrete away. 73, Sam Neal N5AF Subject: [BVARC] Question about an old tradition I have a question about an old and sacred tradition. The tradition is that of putting certain QSL cards in the concrete base of a new tower to make the antenna play better. I did just that on my last tower and the buried QSL cards have served their purpose quite nicely, I might add! The SteppIR plays like a hose! If I remember correctly, I started with the obligatory JT QSL, and in addition, I added some others from each continent, a pile of JAs and DLs, and some from big time DXpeditioners (OH2BH, for example) for more of that DX and contest Mojo. I don't remember the exact mix, but you get the idea. I am hoping to get my hole dug this weekend (weather permitting) to put up my new 18HT vertical. I have made arrangements with "The Dirt Whisperer" to do the job on either Saturday or Sunday. Who, you might ask is "The Hole Whisperer"? He is a friend of a friend who has an affinity and a special talent for moving dirt faster than anyone we know. He can dig a hole and/or a trench practically in the blink of an eye! While I have not actually seen this with my own eyes, I am told it is the absolutely truth. A few greenbacks and a Swinging Door BBQ lunch is all I need to part with and my whole hole problem is solved! Now back to my question that is haunting me: Is there a requirement that all the QSL cards that goes in my new tower base need be for contacts with my call or can they be from another call? I have a lot of cards for KL5DX piled up here, and I don't really need them. Will they work just as good as cards made out to N5XZ? A little sage from the old timers and "Old Codgers" who perhaps know and understand this time tested and honored tradition better than I, please. Awaiting wisdom, 73, Allen R. Brier N5XZ 1515 Windloch Lane Richmond, Texas 77406-2553 (281) 342-1882 (Home) (713) 705-4801 (Cell) _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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