Good Evening,
A winter storm came on shore sometime last Sunday. By Monday night
there was another 20" on snow on the ground. It was also bending many
of my trees almost to the ground. That night a number of trees exploded
under the weight; twenty foot sections of their trunks turning into
shrapnel. Branches breaking under the load of snow and ice also kept me
awake. The next morning I found both of my doublets broken. The 14 ga
THHN had parted in the middle where a branch had gone through it.
Currently each of the three guy lines is under an inch or two of ice.
Hopefully the coming thaw will let me repair them. One interesting
note: the broken trees failed from their compressed side toward the side
under tension.
Now for the net options: you can appoint a temporary NCS and carry
on or we can postpone the nets until I can repair the antennas. This
should be by next Sunday. Since each doublet failed in the middle of a
leg the repair will be easy once I can free the guy lines.
73 & Stay Warm,
Kevin. KD5ONS
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