I better order a K3S quick as Elecraft will be toast. Peter LaBissoniere [email protected]
> On Apr 30, 2017, at 5:36 PM, Walter Underwood <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was at work during the Loma Prieta earthquake. Our HP building (now a Tesla > building) on Deer Creek Road had hydrogen piping and “HF Waste” piping. That > was fine, but a 4” main in the sprinkler system broke, soaking lab notebooks. > I remember planning a route home to Mountain View that did not go under or > over any bridges. I still had to deal with a water main break. > > And then there was Hurricane Betsy when I was growing up in Baton Rouge. No > phone for 7 days and no power for 10 days. The toppled red oak in the back > yard was the best tree fort ever. > > wunder > K6WRU > Walter Underwood > CM87wj > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > >> On Apr 30, 2017, at 3:26 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> When we get that 9.0 quake many of my local roads will go away. The gravel >> logging roads carved into the side of the mountain will collapse. They >> regularly do so during our torrential rain season. A quake will just make >> it worse. Plus the number of trees I'll have to cut between here and my >> mailbox will take at least a 5 gallon container of fuel. Luckily the CB >> radios will still work so I can get the local loggers to carve me out. >> >> However, at that point I'll have to worry about all the bridges between here >> and there. Only the smallest ones will have a chance of remaining passable. >> I have charged deep cycle marine batteries and reels of spare antenna wire. >> As long as I have a roof over my head I'll be able to communicate. Even >> then I do have a tent to live in until civilization rights itself again. >> The local grouse, rabbit, and deer population may take a hit though :) >> >> GL in the big one, >> >> Kevin. KD5ONS >> >> On 4/30/2017 2:43 PM, Walter Underwood 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. >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Bill Frantz | I don't have high-speed | Periwinkle >>>> (408)356-8506 | internet. I have DSL. | 16345 Englewood Ave >>>> www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos, CA 95032 >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> Message delivered to [email protected] >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
