w5frt ham shack

w5frt ham shack

Saturday, March 1, 2014

70 FOOT SELF SUPPORTING TOWER UP TODAY 2/22/2014

Thank You to all the hams that were present yesterday (2-22-2014) and helped with the work involved.
The 70 foot tower and antennas  is "in the air" because of the work by the following;

KF5SAQ RON
KF5ZKU RANDY
KF5VZD WAYNE
N2JCS GARY
KB5YIA PHILLIP
KF5YQQ MICHAEL
N5LVT CHRIS
KE5VXZ CLIFF
NQ3C CECIL
N5YZ BILL
W5KZJ ANDY
KE5OMD JAN
KE5LGY DANIELLE
KE5OME AUSTIN

SPECIAL THANKS TO KF5ZKZ LOU FOR THE FINE BUSINESS CORN BREAD AND ALL THE OTHER GOODIES.

I can't thank all of you enough for what you did. 
You know how you contributed and you did a super job of it.
Best of 73's
Dan W5FRT





Wednesday, December 4, 2013

FIELD DAY PHOTO 2013

I took this photo on Field Day 2013 lots of fun that day. great friends. The McKinney Amateur Radio Club is a lot of fun/friends.

Sunday, October 27, 2013

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO WHO'S ON FIRST SKIT

Always a class act and note no bad language at all. Great guys.
Also, you will want to check out their movies.



Thursday, August 15, 2013

HOW TO INSTALL A PL259 ON RG213

                                  

PART 1 ABOVE = IS HOW TO PREPARE THE CABLE FOR THE CONNECTOR
                  

 
PART 2  ABOVE = IS HOW TO FINISH THE CONNECTOR INSTALLATION

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN DONE BY MANY PEOPLE BUT THIS IS MY WAY OF DOING THE GOOD COAX CONNECTOR INSTALLATION.
I HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE, ENJOY THE HOBBY, GOOD DX'ING.

73'S   W5FRT    DAN

Sunday, July 21, 2013

This is how the new lights look under my new shelf that gives me 2 layers of radio stuff now.