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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m happy to report a crew (W1LUS, KB1KTR, Jack, N1HTS, my wife, my son and myself) showed up Saturday afternoon and participated in a test raising of the BARS Aluminum crank up tower. Two attempts were accomplished, with and without the A4S. All looks good. A plywood base plate was also implemented.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We raised the A4S up to maximum height and then swept it with an MFJ antenna analyzer. SWR looks pretty good, 20M SWR could use a tweak, but is useable as is. 15 and 10 meters were spot on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Additional progress was made with the HF#2 setup. The TS480HX modes and frequencies can now be controlled via the logging computer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The tentative Wednesday work session is no longer required.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ken – WO1N<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Some last minute actions (Update #1):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Set up and test HF #1 - WO1N (50% complete)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Retrieve HF #2 Radio - KB1KTR/WO1N <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>(DONE)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Set up and test HF #2 - WO1N (50% complete)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Group test of tower raising Wednesday at WO1N QTH <b>(DONE)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Test rotator setup for VHF antenna - WO1N<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Touch base with Matt to determine progress on Lighting unit adapter mount - WO1N <b>(DONE)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Request message handling support from WA1VAB - W1LUS <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>(DONE)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Provide a preliminary site layout drawing - KB1KTR/KB1KYS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Retrieve the 2M beam from N1ALO - N1HTS/K1VK <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>(DONE)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Sweep the HF Band Pass Filter set with Network Analyzer - WO1N <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>(DONE)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Order replacement capacitors to repair 40M and 15M BPF - WO1N <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>(DONE)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Repair 40M and 15M BPF - WO1N<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Take picture of Tower base and share with KB1KTR/W7LSG - WO1N <strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>(DONE)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Design/Build tower base raising plate - WO1N <b>(DONE)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'>- Check out A4S - WO1N/Volunteers <b>(DONE)</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing: border-box;orphans: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>