Re: [Elecraft] Call for Elecraft CW Net volunteers

2012-03-03 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Hello Kevin, Sorry to hear that your new antenna has been felled by trees. If of any interest to you I can send you a sketch of a "Counterweight Fuse" arrangement which I used in Scotland to prevent any of my wire (Flexweave) antennas being broken should a tree fall across an antenna or its caten

Re: [Elecraft] Call for Elecraft CW Net volunteers

2012-03-01 Thread FredJensen
On 3/1/2012 11:04 PM, kevinr wrote: Without an antenna it is tough to run the nets. Is anyone interested in trying their hand at net control for either or both of the nets? I'd volunteer Kevin except I'll be on the road from Havasu AZ to home. No HF gear in Andrea's CRV. :-) Fred K6DGW T

[Elecraft] Call for Elecraft CW Net volunteers

2012-03-01 Thread kevinr
Good Afternoon, I now have power back on again but the trees are still unloading snow and branches onto the power lines. I may not have power for long. Last night the snow was heavy on the trees but then it changed to rain which made the trees start to crack and fall. My new antenna, a

[Elecraft] Call for Elecraft CW Net volunteers

2012-01-21 Thread kevinr
Good Evening, I will not be able to run the nets tomorrow due to storm damage. Once I get to the broken antenna it should be easy to repair. It will take me at least a day to get close to the break. If anyone wants to run the net please send me an email. If not we can cancel them u