Re: Topband: Antennas down at VE3CV - Ice Storm!
On 2013-12-25, at 9:40 AM, Jeff Wilson wrote: Well the ice storm did a job here. Hi Guys, Well, the truth be known, I haven't uttered so much as a single peep on Topband at all this season: the dual knee replacements of last July here have left me in constant pain in both legs, while the spirit may well have been willing, the flesh was not---certainly not at the prospect of unrolling 72 ground radials beneath the seasonal 3-element phased inverted L array No matter: the power outage here started late Saturday night, didn't ease-up until 9:50 PM on Monday. In the interim, ice-laden trees branches took down the end supporting tree of my northern L, as well as the end supporting tree of my eastern L. The coup de grace was a massive bunch of tree branches that came crashing down upon my two K9AY loops in the back yard. We lost a LOT of nature's antenna supports with the 1 coating of ice that we received here---and the temperatures have been so cold as to keep the ice exactly where it has been since the past weekend. One good spell of high winds, I can see even MORE fallen trees outages of hydro electric power. Ain't wintertime just a grand glorious thing...?! (NOT!). Oh well, from what I've been hearing, 160-meters hasn't been any great shakes this season, anyway...small consolation maybe, I know, but I'll take any every bit that I can take! ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Antennas down at VE3CV - Ice Storm!
No power here yet. Yesterday 75 % of Belfast residents without power, today 50%. Large number of power line-men from all over now here to give up their Christmas to help those with out heat. Antenna condx here lot of unknown. A modified song title for all the family guys. The WX outside is frightful, but the WX inside is FB, I got my XYL, es 88's to keep me warm OK, We'll just have to Grin and bear it. 73 Bruce-K1FZ Ain't wintertime just a grand glorious thing...?! (NOT!). Oh well, from what I've been hearing, 160-meters hasn't been any great shakes this season, anyway...small consolation maybe, I know, but I'll take any every bit that I can take! ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Antennas down at VE3CV - Ice Storm!
I had ice here in SW MO, but not that bad. One wire on one 2-wire Beverage broke (at a weak spot), and the Inverted-L wires got stretched, but that's apparently all. Still have to fix it. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Antennas down at VE3CV - Ice Storm!
Same bad news here in West Michigan. 3/4 ice toppled the 60' mast holding my inv V that had been up for the last 12 years, and also brought down one leg of the T xmit antenna with other leg drooping badly. I still have 1/2 ice coating the vertical section and it won't tune. It may get up to 33° on Saturday and it is unlikely that will melt any ice and allow any repair. So for the first time in over 10 years I'll probably miss the Stew. Have fun and maybe I'll get back for next year. HNY TO ALL. Russ, N3CO Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
