We had hurricane force (100 mph range) winds throughout northwest Oregon. One state highway (Hwy 6) that runs near Kevin's QTH to the coast had an estimated 600 trees fall onto it that night, most of them in a 10 mile section, according to the state forestry who removed them. These were almost all healthy Douglas fir trees that have withstood many, many winter storms.
Kevin, being on a hilltop, got the worst of the winds. Those of us at lower elevations were spared that. Here in Forest Grove, about 20 miles from Kevin and down at 300 feet elevation, we had winds only hitting about 70 mph. Even so lots of trees and large limbs were flying. Those trees are *heavy*. Just a year ago, early in the morning of January 1st 2006, our neighbor across the street had a pair of 60 foot Douglas fir fall onto his house, moving an entire 2500 sq foot two story home crooked on its foundations. They just finished the rebuilding a couple of months ago. Nothing landed on it this time! Many thousands of people in the countryside around the area, like Kevin, are still without power. It's expected to be several days more before all the repairs are completed. My hat's off to he intrepid mountain men like Kevin who live in the high forest lands. I have enough trouble keeping that hat on my head and my feet dry down here in town! Now, it says something about the way our world is changing. A mountain man like Kevin is isolated up there, no power, no light, heat only by the wood he chops, yet he has internet access! Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew D. Pitts Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 1:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ECN Report for 18 Dec 2006 Tom, Thanks for the message from Kevin. I'm glad to hear that he's all right physically, though I can imagine that he's shaken up by the situation. Pass along my well wishes the next time you have a chance to talk to him; I'm sure I'm not the only one on the list that would like him to know that we're thinking of him. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
