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That is a great link. Need to keep an eye on tyat one. I have finally completed my move and among other expensive things i'm starting construction of a free satnding 50' tower to house 4 verticals (2 up/2 down, a 2 mtr beam and 10 mtr beam. I've just got to get busy and get my general. My final cost on my sub-surface place was 9k.
Anyway, thanks for the heads up on that bill.. Oh yeah, as of 8-4-2014. I am married again......hoorah! Lovin it. 73's 4 now.
 
I looked into getting myself a Ham licence but decided against it for OPSEC as apparently your personal details as well as your callsign are available ( in the UK) from multiple sources and government agencies, that's crap OPSEC in my book but I respect the beliefs of others who decide otherwise.
 
Hello Northern Raider..........
In the US all your personal details are all available via medical, banking and many other forms so getting a ham license doesn't really increase whats visible much. Even here in Cal, Oblama gave the high speed internet providers millions to bring high speed wireless internet to the mountain communities who most only had access via dial-up. This of course is to hopefully get everyone connected so it would be easier to spy on those of interest. Too bad the ISP's pocketed the money because all us consumers didn't see any reduction in costs to get high speed via hughesnet, unwired and all the rest. I just completed a move to get my new bride up here to squaw valley. I have a house already up here but my son is living in that house so the bride and myself are renting with the option to buy in a year. Our AT&T wireless phone service was $130 between my phone and hers with unlimited talk, text and data and we added a hot spot device for only an additional $20. I checked with those other iSP's.............BS, 2 year contracts, limited up/down and very unreliable service. The gateways have such minimal bandwidth that when people get home and all get on after dinner time to check email speeds slow way down and so much that you often get "page unavailable"......It was a 15gig/30day plan and so far after 9 days no issues at all.
I guess it's the way things are going no matter where you are in the world, someone you don't want to have access to your info has access in some way or another.
 
That is a great link. Need to keep an eye on tyat one. I have finally completed my move and among other expensive things i'm starting construction of a free satnding 50' tower to house 4 verticals (2 up/2 down, a 2 mtr beam and 10 mtr beam. I've just got to get busy and get my general. My final cost on my sub-surface place was 9k.
Anyway, thanks for the heads up on that bill.. Oh yeah, as of 8-4-2014. I am married again......hoorah! Lovin it. 73's 4 now.
First off...
CONGRATS on your new marriage! that is superior news!

Second..... I am so very jealous! a 50' tower!!!!! It is against my HOA for me to even put a 2m/440 j pole up!
However, the CC&R didn't say I couldn't have the ugliest fake house plant! Got to love the antenna cammo you can get at Michaels and Jo Annes!
9K for sub surface seems pretty inexpensive, though I have never priced one....

I got my general on field day this past June. furthest contact from my car (my ham shack.... damn HOA) was to Oahu, HI from southern kalifornia.

Talk to you soon.
 
I thought 9k was alot since I did all the work myself. steel main structure, strong and sturdy with only 3 feet of soil on top. The entrance is 24 feet away and thats what cost alot. Used 36"ID concrete piping acquired through a freind at the roads group up here. Still cost alot for those.
I'm going to need antenna hidden in some of the larger oaks and i'll have to go to the places you mentioned for camo wrapping. I guess i'll need two different radio systems, one in plain sight and one in the shelter. I need an all mode-all band for that. If I don't get my general by the time SHTF i'll still use it. A radio like that will not be cheap.
All lighting will be crystal power cells, maintenance free and plentiful.

Evil will prevail if good men do nothing!
 
know this is kinda late but CONGRATS :D
it's always nice to hear good news
 
Thanks clyde and jontte. Being married is a blessing because she is so right, we are right for eachother, our spirits are of like ages, this means our spirits have gone through a close matching number of lifes and so we have close matching wisdom and knowledge. If you believe in such things as we do.
Anyway, have about 60% of the materials for the tower. Can hardly wait till i can start burning the metal.
And thanks again for the congrats.................................cheers to you both.
 

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