I was at work during the Loma Prieta earthquake. Our HP building (now a Tesla building) on Deer Creek Road had hydrogen piping and “HF Waste” piping. That was fine, but a 4” main in the sprinkler system broke, soaking lab notebooks. I remember planning a route home to Mountain View that did not go under or over any bridges. I still had to deal with a water main break.
And then there was Hurricane Betsy when I was growing up in Baton Rouge. No phone for 7 days and no power for 10 days. The toppled red oak in the back yard was the best tree fort ever. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Apr 30, 2017, at 3:26 PM, kev...@coho.net wrote: > > When we get that 9.0 quake many of my local roads will go away. The gravel > logging roads carved into the side of the mountain will collapse. They > regularly do so during our torrential rain season. A quake will just make it > worse. Plus the number of trees I'll have to cut between here and my mailbox > will take at least a 5 gallon container of fuel. Luckily the CB radios will > still work so I can get the local loggers to carve me out. > > However, at that point I'll have to worry about all the bridges between here > and there. Only the smallest ones will have a chance of remaining passable. > I have charged deep cycle marine batteries and reels of spare antenna wire. > As long as I have a roof over my head I'll be able to communicate. Even then > I do have a tent to live in until civilization rights itself again. The > local grouse, rabbit, and deer population may take a hit though :) > > GL in the big one, > > Kevin. KD5ONS > > On 4/30/2017 2:43 PM, Walter Underwood wrote: >> The potential Cascadia earthquake could be 9.0. That means that every tower >> will fall, maybe even those built like this CHP/CalOES tower. >> >> http://www.oesnews.com/going-towering-heights-keep-emergency-communications-flowing/ >> >> <http://www.oesnews.com/going-towering-heights-keep-emergency-communications-flowing/> >> >> That is why I suggested easily erected wire antennas and small beams, like a >> 10m Moxon. After the big one, it will be Field Day, not “flip the switch on >> the linear”. >> >> Regular practice with field antennas will be more useful preparation than a >> big antenna farm. Maybe some regular exercises with a Par EndFedZ antenna, >> or even SOTA activations. >> >> http://www.lnrprecision.com/endfedz/ <http://www.lnrprecision.com/endfedz/> >> >> More info on the potential Cascadia earthquake. >> >> http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one >> <http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one> >> >> wunder >> K6WRU >> Walter Underwood >> CM87wj >> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) >> >>> On Apr 30, 2017, at 1:22 PM, Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have always wondered how towers hold up during earthquakes. Being able to >>> work with ad-hoc antennas seems a good attribute for any emergency plan. >>> >>> 73 Bill AE6JV >>> >>> On 4/30/17 at 11:34 AM, kev...@coho.net wrote: >>> >>>> Please try NVIS on 40 or 80 meters. You'll find you can cover most of the >>>> state with its use. Plus the antennas can be ad hoc - tossed into trees >>>> or even an old fence line. >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Bill Frantz | I don't have high-speed | Periwinkle >>> (408)356-8506 | internet. I have DSL. | 16345 Englewood Ave >>> www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos, CA 95032 >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to kev...@coho.net > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to wun...@wunderwood.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
