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First Phase: Strapping the mast down.
Let's hope it doesn't get too windy!
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Tightening everything up.
Final preparation before we raise it up.
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That tree is going to present a problem.
Kirk trying to move that darn branch out of the way.
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Raising the antenna - oh yeah!
You might think that ladder was pretty steady, think again...
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Kirk using his wrist rocket to get some branches out of the way.
Time for a temporary fix
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Tri bander, R-5 and the RV. What you can't see are the 40 and 80 meter dipoles.
Probably the nicest RV park I've ever seen, of course I've never seen one before.
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Kirk and Hef having FUN!
Late Saturday night
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Kirk operating CW on 80 meters.
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Hef searching for rare contacts.
Sunday morning
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This was a really neat place to operate from.
Check out how close this ship came to shore.
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Kirk taking a break on the beach.
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God, it was HOT - Hef cooling down on the beach.
It was around 95 degrees here - very, very nice beach!
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