Clay,

Do have a horse in this race? I believe Mr. Brown can defend himself. I agree 
with other gentleman that Jim can be very offensive in his responses sometimes. 
That has been well documented in this forum and others. It's against the spirit 
of ham radio and you are sanctioning that type of conduct with your response.

73,
Robert-W4/KP4Y

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> On Apr 30, 2017, at 5:43 PM, Walter Underwood <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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, [email protected] 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.
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