<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/J-Pole-Antennas-For-144-and-440/">http://www.instructables.com/id/J-Pole-Antennas-For-144-and-440/</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">Tell you what,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">Let's set up a group project where everyone builds a J-pole antenna. They're relatively easy, and cheap to make with copper pipe.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new, monospace">" 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead"<br>- Alex Smith<br>- Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA</font></div></div></div>
<br></span><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">Only if you give me one. :)</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new, monospace">" 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead"<br>- Alex Smith<br>- Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA</font></div></div></div>
<br></span><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Erik Arendall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:earendall@gmail.com" target="_blank">earendall@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr">just use a high gain yagi :-)</div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">I'm out of range of the Huntsville repeaters.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">I can't reach even the Fayetteville, TN repeater from my house. I can reach the Shelbyville, TN repeater though (don't ask why)</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new, monospace">" 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead"<br>- Alex Smith<br>- Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA</font></div></div></div>
<br></span><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div>Why not ham radio?<br><br></div>(That was a joke, we don't have an antenna up yet)<br></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:57 PM, Erik Arendall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:earendall@gmail.com" target="_blank">earendall@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr">Why not Google hangouts? >=)</div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>sure! I'll also take notes from the meeting and put them up on the Ham Shack wiki page afterwards :)<br></div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">I can't make it, can you see if someone can be on IRC at the time of the meeting to pass along what's being discussed?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new, monospace">" 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead"<br>- Alex Smith<br>- Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA</font></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><br></div>Hi all, just a reminder that there will be a HAM Radio meeting at the makeshop tonight at 7pm up in the AV Area and Library.<br><br></div>Whenever that meeting wraps up a couple of us will be discussing what we want the Little Library to look like, and what resources are on hand: <a href="http://littlefreelibrary.org/" target="_blank">http://littlefreelibrary.org/</a></div><div><br><br></div><div><br></div><div>* This Friday is the Every-Other-Month Bee-Keeper Meeting at the Botanical Gardens. Meeting is at 6:30pm. I know nothing about this, but I'm hoping to talk to someone about the new flow hive and see who in the area purchased one:<br><a href="http://www.honeyflow.com/" target="_blank">http://www.honeyflow.com/</a><br><br></div>* This Saturday is the Drone Day event in Huntsville: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1544099752508912/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1544099752508912/</a><br><br></div><div>* Next Saturday is the Nerd Rummage sale at Makers Local 256: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/306806466181371/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/306806466181371/</a><br><br><br></div><div>Happy Making!<span><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div>Jeff<br></div></font></span></div>
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