Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-04 Thread Edward R Cole

Wayne has described the issues with susceptibleness to wildfire, well.

In the last 100 years (or so) wildfire has been suppressed by man 
thus providing an increase in "fuel" growth.  Only in the last few 
years have forest scientist and managers modified this to allow 
natural fire to correct the issue.  BTW this betters the environment 
providing food for many species.  So even hunters are realizing the benefit.


The cited paper should give one a good perspective on this topic 
though it left out the spruce bark beetle invasion in Alaska.  Wild 
fire is a normal occurrence up here.


This summer a 160,000 acre fire burned about 50-miles east of me and 
closed traffic on the only road from the Kenai Peninsula to Anchorage 
with huge impact on truck traffic and tourists.  It also burned the 
high voltage intertie from Bradley Lake Dam to regions in Anchorage 
and north which supplies that low price power for a significant part 
of AK.  Fortunately most of the burned area was Nat'l forest with 
little human occupancy (unlike the situation in CA).


We've improved the fire situation around our home quite a lot by 
taking down trees close to the house and converting brush land to 
lawn.  We have just under 2 acres which is backed by wild forest land 
to the south.  FD even took out about five tall spruce along the road 
right-of-way for free.


My wife used to live in Simi Valley so well aware of the area 
impacted in SoCal.  I lived on the beach, valley, desert, and 
foothill area of LA (long ago).


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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-04 Thread Wayne Burdick
There are at least three factors making fires both more intense and more 
frequent in recent years: 

1. Our power companies (including PG&E) have not been diligent about clearing 
trees away from residential and HV lines. In my own neighborhood I've spotted 
many houses with power feeds that are intertwined with tree branches. When I 
do, I alert the home owners to the existence of a hotline for PG&E trimming 
service. 

2. Due to either negligence or budget problems, they're not replacing old 
equipment fast enough. Like gas infrastructure, there are transmission towers 
and poles 50 to 100 years old in active service.

3. Trees in California (and in the west, generally) have seen rapid increases 
in die-offs due to extended drought, as well as bark beetles, sudden oak death 
(SOD) and other infections. I travel around California often, and everywhere I 
go I see patches of brown, dead trees in what used to be pristine forest. 

Historically, bark beetle larvae were suppressed by winter freezes. But average 
temperatures have been steadily rising. (First-hand experience: When we moved 
to Belmont 25 years ago, we used to have a couple of days every winter with 
lows below 30 degrees. Over the past three years the lowest I've seen was 39.) 
As far as trees are concerned, it only takes a couple of degrees to shift the 
balance. The larvae now survive most winters and reproduce furiously, eating 
everything in sight. They're also able to migrate to higher elevations, getting 
into more stands of trees.

Information on this phenomenon abounds, but one particularly good summary, from 
Yale, can be found here:


https://e360.yale.edu/features/small-pests-big-problems-the-global-spread-of-bark-beetles

Of course we're used to disasters both man-made and natural in CA, and still we 
persist  :)

Wayne
N6KR



> On Nov 4, 2019, at 8:20 AM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT 
>  wrote:
> 
> All public companies operate to benefit the investors/shareholders.
> 
> That means balancing dividends and profits against things that may impact 
> their bottom line like destroying customer assets and legal threats.
> 
> SCE is no different, but they went more toward safety as a way to maximize 
> shareholder value.  Safe, happy customers with homes and assets pay their 
> bills better than dead or burned-out ones.
> 
> 73 -- Lynn
> 
> On 11/3/2019 5:12 PM, Wes wrote:
>> I'm shocked to hear that PG&E would actually think to pay dividends to 
>> investors who put their money at risk.  The government of CA should put a 
>> stop to this capitalist idea. and turn the management over to the MVD or the 
>> bullet train people.
>> Wes  N7WS
> 




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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-04 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT

All public companies operate to benefit the investors/shareholders.

That means balancing dividends and profits against things that may 
impact their bottom line like destroying customer assets and legal threats.


SCE is no different, but they went more toward safety as a way to 
maximize shareholder value.  Safe, happy customers with homes and assets 
pay their bills better than dead or burned-out ones.


73 -- Lynn

On 11/3/2019 5:12 PM, Wes wrote:
I'm shocked to hear that PG&E would actually think to pay dividends to 
investors who put their money at risk.  The government of CA should put 
a stop to this capitalist idea. and turn the management over to the MVD 
or the bullet train people.


Wes  N7WS

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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-04 Thread JP Douglas

I run a 12 volt Solar system, 4 100 watt panels hooked up to 4 6 volt Golf Cart 
batteries. I have 12 volt LED lights (look like a regular lightbulb) all over 
the QTH, run router, wifi, phone, shack all without an inverter. If you end up 
losing the things in your fridge we’re talking what, $100, so what. We’re in 
Maine so we have wood burning stove in the basement you can even cook with if 
need be.
Loose power all the time, no big deal...
73 from Ecuador where we’re on holiday w/my HF radio...
Jose Douglas KB1TCD (HC2/KB1TCD)

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> On Nov 3, 2019, at 11:53 AM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT 
>  wrote:
> 
> Yes, Jim, I do realize that a lot of the problem is PG&E making poor choices 
> to benefit investors and not provide safe power.  They do the same with 
> natural gas.
> 
> SCE is better, but they're hardening their grid, fixing the problems you 
> mentioned, and we've had lots of maintenance outages to replace poles.
> 
> You mention generators, and that makes my point:
> 
> The problem is manageable.  A small generator can solve a lot of problems at 
> a fairly low cost.
> 
> I don't need much power for lighting, and have a number of battery powered 
> camping lamps that work great.  Candles too.
> 
> My internet connection and servers are mission critical to me, but that's 80 
> watts total.
> 
> If it's below freezing, I want to be able to run the furnace at least part 
> time.
> 
> My refrigerator and freezer are important, but not critical.
> 
> I can get by with about 2kw.  I think the Ryobi 2300 I have was $600.
> 
> I can go a couple of hours without power easily before I need to start 
> thinking about the generator.
> 
> Siphoning gas from the cars works -- and has been tested, new cars are harder 
> to tap for gas.
> 
> 73 -- Lynn
> 
>> On 11/3/2019 12:04 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> As to Elecraft - many of their employees live in areas that WERE affected by 
>> the power shutoffs. Some are my neighbors. Our generators have gotten a lot 
>> of running time in the past week or so.
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-03 Thread W2xj
Except in LA and Ventura there is not any forest, just brush and homes. 

Sent from my iPad

> On Nov 3, 2019, at 8:48 PM, Steve Boles  wrote:
> 
> Our son, who lives in Spokane Washington, is a wild land forest fire
> fighter. He's on stand-by but has not yet been deployed to California this
> time around. He has all sorts of stories he can tell about the lack of
> forest management and the consequences of...
> Steve
> ARS: WB4SED
> 
>> On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 8:14 PM Wes  wrote:
>> 
>> I'm shocked to hear that PG&E would actually think to pay dividends to
>> investors
>> who put their money at risk.  The government of CA should put a stop to
>> this
>> capitalist idea. and turn the management over to the MVD or the bullet
>> train people.
>> 
>> Wes  N7WS
>> 
>>> On 11/3/2019 12:04 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>> On 11/2/2019 7:05 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
 The power situation (especially in PG&E territory) is a different
>> story, but
 one that's manageable.
>>> 
>>> Really? You do realize that PG&E's distribution system has been badly
>>> neglected for decades, and has long been an accident ready to happen.
>> And most
>>> of it is bare copper, making it more likely to start a fire. All because
>>> management CHOSE not to maintain it, instead paying themselves big
>> salaries
>>> and bonuses, paying dividends to investors, and buying back stock. The
>> result
>>> is that correcting the problem requires a MASSIVE investment and a
>> massive
>>> amount of work that will takes decades to complete, and years to even
>> begin!
>>> 
>>> As to Elecraft - many of their employees live in areas that WERE
>> affected by
>>> the power shutoffs. Some are my neighbors. Our generators have gotten a
>> lot of
>>> running time in the past week or so.
>>> 
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
>> 
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-03 Thread Steve Boles
Our son, who lives in Spokane Washington, is a wild land forest fire
fighter. He's on stand-by but has not yet been deployed to California this
time around. He has all sorts of stories he can tell about the lack of
forest management and the consequences of...
Steve
ARS: WB4SED

On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 8:14 PM Wes  wrote:

> I'm shocked to hear that PG&E would actually think to pay dividends to
> investors
> who put their money at risk.  The government of CA should put a stop to
> this
> capitalist idea. and turn the management over to the MVD or the bullet
> train people.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
> On 11/3/2019 12:04 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> > On 11/2/2019 7:05 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
> >> The power situation (especially in PG&E territory) is a different
> story, but
> >> one that's manageable.
> >
> > Really? You do realize that PG&E's distribution system has been badly
> > neglected for decades, and has long been an accident ready to happen.
> And most
> > of it is bare copper, making it more likely to start a fire. All because
> > management CHOSE not to maintain it, instead paying themselves big
> salaries
> > and bonuses, paying dividends to investors, and buying back stock. The
> result
> > is that correcting the problem requires a MASSIVE investment and a
> massive
> > amount of work that will takes decades to complete, and years to even
> begin!
> >
> > As to Elecraft - many of their employees live in areas that WERE
> affected by
> > the power shutoffs. Some are my neighbors. Our generators have gotten a
> lot of
> > running time in the past week or so.
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC
>
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-03 Thread Wes
I'm shocked to hear that PG&E would actually think to pay dividends to investors 
who put their money at risk.  The government of CA should put a stop to this 
capitalist idea. and turn the management over to the MVD or the bullet train people.


Wes  N7WS

On 11/3/2019 12:04 AM, Jim Brown wrote:

On 11/2/2019 7:05 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
The power situation (especially in PG&E territory) is a different story, but 
one that's manageable.


Really? You do realize that PG&E's distribution system has been badly 
neglected for decades, and has long been an accident ready to happen. And most 
of it is bare copper, making it more likely to start a fire. All because 
management CHOSE not to maintain it, instead paying themselves big salaries 
and bonuses, paying dividends to investors, and buying back stock. The result 
is that correcting the problem requires a MASSIVE investment and a massive 
amount of work that will takes decades to complete, and years to even begin!


As to Elecraft - many of their employees live in areas that WERE affected by 
the power shutoffs. Some are my neighbors. Our generators have gotten a lot of 
running time in the past week or so.


73, Jim K9YC


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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-03 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT
Yes, Jim, I do realize that a lot of the problem is PG&E making poor 
choices to benefit investors and not provide safe power.  They do the 
same with natural gas.


SCE is better, but they're hardening their grid, fixing the problems you 
mentioned, and we've had lots of maintenance outages to replace poles.


You mention generators, and that makes my point:

The problem is manageable.  A small generator can solve a lot of 
problems at a fairly low cost.


I don't need much power for lighting, and have a number of battery 
powered camping lamps that work great.  Candles too.


My internet connection and servers are mission critical to me, but 
that's 80 watts total.


If it's below freezing, I want to be able to run the furnace at least 
part time.


My refrigerator and freezer are important, but not critical.

I can get by with about 2kw.  I think the Ryobi 2300 I have was $600.

I can go a couple of hours without power easily before I need to start 
thinking about the generator.


Siphoning gas from the cars works -- and has been tested, new cars are 
harder to tap for gas.


73 -- Lynn

On 11/3/2019 12:04 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
As to Elecraft - many of their employees live in areas that WERE 
affected by the power shutoffs. Some are my neighbors. Our generators 
have gotten a lot of running time in the past week or so.

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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-03 Thread Dave Cole
I do the same thing every power fail, and I see about a 15 to 20 db drop 
in noise as well...


73, and thanks,
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On 11/3/19 12:08 AM, Jim Brown wrote:

On 11/2/2019 8:03 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

The positive part of a power shutoff is the elimination of nearby RFI.


YES! During the shutoff, as I always do, I set the lower limit of the P3 
at the noise level. When I turned it on after power was restored, it was 
about 15 dB higher!


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-03 Thread turnbull
Whatever about fire and earthquakes, the weather is good and the state has 
jobs.   There are reasons to refer to CA as the "Golden State".73 Doug 
EI2CNSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
 Original message From: Wayne Burdick  Date: 
03/11/2019  05:29  (GMT+00:00) To: Doug Renwick  Cc: 
Elecraft Reflector  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca 
Fires We Californians are used to unboring. We love it here. Disasters? Bring 
it. Great for KX2/3 testing :)WayneN6KRelecraft.com> On Nov 2, 2019, at 
6:35 PM, Doug Renwick  wrote:> > The big question is 'how 
much longer can Elecraft survive in California and> have to move elsewhere".> 
Doug> > > -Original Message-----> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires> 
> No impact that I know of.> > Wayne> N6KR> >> On Nov 2, 2019, at 12:19 PM, Jim 
H via Elecraft > wrote:>> >>  Hi,>> >> Just wondering 
how the CA fires are affecting Elecraft?>> Jim h.k7...@aol.com> > > -- > This 
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-03 Thread Jim Brown

On 11/2/2019 8:03 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

The positive part of a power shutoff is the elimination of nearby RFI.


YES! During the shutoff, as I always do, I set the lower limit of the P3 
at the noise level. When I turned it on after power was restored, it was 
about 15 dB higher!


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-03 Thread Jim Brown

On 11/2/2019 7:05 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
The power situation (especially in PG&E territory) is a different story, 
but one that's manageable.


Really? You do realize that PG&E's distribution system has been badly 
neglected for decades, and has long been an accident ready to happen. 
And most of it is bare copper, making it more likely to start a fire. 
All because management CHOSE not to maintain it, instead paying 
themselves big salaries and bonuses, paying dividends to investors, and 
buying back stock. The result is that correcting the problem requires a 
MASSIVE investment and a massive amount of work that will takes decades 
to complete, and years to even begin!


As to Elecraft - many of their employees live in areas that WERE 
affected by the power shutoffs. Some are my neighbors. Our generators 
have gotten a lot of running time in the past week or so.


73, Jim K9YC

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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-02 Thread Wayne Burdick
We Californians are used to unboring. We love it here. 

Disasters? Bring it. Great for KX2/3 testing :)

Wayne
N6KR


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> On Nov 2, 2019, at 6:35 PM, Doug Renwick  wrote:
> 
> The big question is 'how much longer can Elecraft survive in California and
> have to move elsewhere".
> Doug
> 
> 
> -Original Message-----
> 
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires
> 
> No impact that I know of.
> 
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
>> On Nov 2, 2019, at 12:19 PM, Jim H via Elecraft 
> wrote:
>> 
>>  Hi,
>> 
>> Just wondering how the CA fires are affecting Elecraft?
>> Jim h.k7...@aol.com
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-02 Thread Walter Underwood
The positive part of a power shutoff is the elimination of nearby RFI. Run from 
battery and you can hear the world.

Unfortunately, some people have lost nearly everything. A good friend of ours 
lost his house in the Tubbs Fire (Santa Rosa), has moved into gtheir newly 
rebuilt house, and had to evacuate last week. This time, they had enough 
warning and a pre-organized list.

He wrote an amazing graphic memoir about it. If you’d like to get a feel for 
how that impacted people, I highly recommend “A Fire Story” by Brian Fies.

https://smile.amazon.com/Fire-Story-Brian-Fies/dp/1419735853

Our local public radio station produced a video with the first part of the 
story and narration by Brian.

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13813960/watch-a-santa-rosa-cartoonists-a-fire-story-come-to-life

wunder
K6WRU
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CM87wj
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> On Nov 2, 2019, at 9:05 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT 
>  wrote:
> 
> I've lived in California for a few decades.
> 
> I've evacuated three times due to wildfires, all of them coming closer than 
> I'd like.
> 
> I have never lost a single thing due to fire -- just some sleepless nights.
> 
> The power situation (especially in PG&E territory) is a different story, but 
> one that's manageable.
> 
> 73 -- Lynn
> 
> On 11/2/2019 6:35 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:
>> The big question is 'how much longer can Elecraft survive in California and
>> have to move elsewhere".
>> Doug
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-02 Thread Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT

I've lived in California for a few decades.

I've evacuated three times due to wildfires, all of them coming closer 
than I'd like.


I have never lost a single thing due to fire -- just some sleepless nights.

The power situation (especially in PG&E territory) is a different story, 
but one that's manageable.


73 -- Lynn

On 11/2/2019 6:35 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:

The big question is 'how much longer can Elecraft survive in California and
have to move elsewhere".
Doug

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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-02 Thread W2xj
i think a bit of an over reaction. 

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> No impact that I know of.
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>>  Hi,
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>> Just wondering how the CA fires are affecting Elecraft?
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-02 Thread Doug Renwick
The big question is 'how much longer can Elecraft survive in California and
have to move elsewhere".
Doug


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No impact that I know of.

Wayne
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> On Nov 2, 2019, at 12:19 PM, Jim H via Elecraft 
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>   Hi,
> 
> Just wondering how the CA fires are affecting Elecraft?
> Jim h.k7...@aol.com


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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-02 Thread marvwheeler
I am glad that Elecraft is not affected. I am sorry that anyone is being
impacted by these devastating fires. I can't imagine, other than being
physically injured or killed, anything that would impact anyone more than
being displaced or having your home and property destroyed by fire.

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No impact that I know of.

Wayne
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Re: [Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-02 Thread Wayne Burdick
No impact that I know of.

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[Elecraft] (OT) Ca Fires

2019-11-02 Thread Jim H via Elecraft
  Hi,

Just wondering how the CA fires are affecting Elecraft?
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