Visitor on the Mountain!

 
 
 

Looking into the Roof Line

 

Covered Deck Roof Line

Covered Deck

Roof Line

I think this is a better rendering of the roof line.
I'm still learning how to use Google Sketchup. Pretty amazing
product...particularly since it's free!

Addition

This morning's "event"

Sunset

Center Support

I think I replaced the center support with steel cable none too soon. These are shots of several parts of the line that went over the top of two trees. Does anyone make a nylon/dacron line with a Kevlar jacket? Would that protect the core?

KB4PYR Southern Outpost

The Sun always Wins!

Center Support with Nylon Hanger

Shack this morning...

Screen Shot this Morning

Antenna Steel Cable

3/32 steel to be used as support line

W4BXI Hum Test

This is a mp3 file recorded this morning, August 17, 2009, testing the efficacy of an isolation transformer at W4BXI between a telco autopatch and the Mark V. You first hear PTZ and BXI with the isolation transformer in place; then with the isolator removed; and then back in the circuit.

Huntsville Hamfest 2009

Photos by Gary, N4OLN

Floating Audio Stream

Deck Portable

Screen shot from remote laptop. HRD controling the IC-706 inside
the house and Skype providing the audio link. Remote laptop
connected to the Internet via the wireless home network.

Deck Staining Project

Situated on the western brow, the sun comes up "behind" me. The valley below gets it first, then the western side of the mountain. I need to get an earlier picture with the "sunrise" on Sand Mountain across the valley and the valley still "in the dark."

Fog in the Valley

How about this for new antenna support "wire"

1/8" steel cable
What about 10' of nylon from the feed point up to cable, cable across most of the tree, back to nylon to the ground tie-off.

Entrance to the Cottage

HRD Setup...Notes to Self and Phil

On base station computer:
-Start HRD
-Tools->Program Options->COM Port TX
Confirm Set COM Port Pin RTS radio button is selected
-Load and start Remote Server
-Shut down HRD

On remote computer:
-Start HRD
-If this is the first time to connect remotely to the base station:
Create a new entry and be sure to leave RTS and DTR uncheck (UNChecked)
-Connect as instructed
-Once connected confirm that
-Tools->Program Options->COM Port TX
COM Port Pin RTS radio button is selected

You should now have control...

Drawings of the Cottage

We are planning a new room. I located an online application that really made it easy to help develop the floor plan. See Floor Planner for details.

W4BXI Super Station

WAØLNL -- March 16, 1965

 
 

SAP's Antenna Farm

From tree trimming, to installing, to repairing the beam, fixing the telephone pole extension, to going where no man has gone before, and in the end, the last photo of the stealth 160 meter halfwave dipole and 80 meter vertical delta loop. Just the 3 element 30 meter beam left to build for the Glen Martin tower.

Gay says, "With all the wires up it looks like P.T. Barum's High Wire Act is about to begin", HA, HA.

Enjoy, "SAP"

Katie's Mentone Office

 
 

Operating Position -- July 16, 2009

 
 

Fog on the Mountain

Sunset at the Cottage

Cottage Neighbor -- Discovered by Elizabeth

Lunch on the Deck

July 9, 2009 ... Cool on The Mountain