Re: [Elecraft] Bumblebees -- actual mondo-sized bees, not just the RF variety

2018-07-31 Thread Fred Jensen
Cutting the grass on a tractor, I ran over a yellowjacket nest which moderately annoyed them.  Undaunted[and unaware], I circled back for the next row and did it again.  This *really* tee'd them off.  I got the epinephrine injection at the ER as my BP was 85/40 and falling.  Epipens had yet to

Re: [Elecraft] Bumblebees -- actual mondo-sized bees, not just the RF variety

2018-07-31 Thread kstover
you push the button it won’t work the 20th…Just stop.” -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Wes Stewart Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 10:34 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Bumblebees -- actual mondo-sized bees, not just the RF

Re: [Elecraft] Bumblebees -- actual mondo-sized bees, not just the RF variety

2018-07-30 Thread Wes Stewart
In Southern Arizona the honey bees are mostly Africanized (i.e. "killer bees")  They have killed people and animals up to horse sized.  I have a little water feature in the back yard, that unfortunately has goldfish in it.  My late wife's idea, so I don't want to kill them.  Hence I get a lot

Re: [Elecraft] Bumblebees -- actual mondo-sized bees, not just the RF variety

2018-07-30 Thread Dave Sublette
We were putting up a 2 element Moxon for 40M this week and I ran over a Bumblebee nest. Two of them got me before I bailed out and left the tractor running (in neutral). Oh the joys of country living :-) 73, Dave, K4TO On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 7:54 PM Wayne Burdick wrote: > I operated

[Elecraft] Bumblebees -- actual mondo-sized bees, not just the RF variety

2018-07-30 Thread Wayne Burdick
I operated pedestrian mobile in Sunday’s /BB QRP event, using a KX2 with a prototype AX1 4’ whip (15/17/20 m) and a dragged 13’ counterpoise. The whip was attached directly to the back of my Patagonia Atom 8L sling bag, which turns out to have rugged, stretchy loops in exactly the right