[Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-11 Thread Dauer, Edward 
My hopes and best wishes go to all of those affected or threatened by these 
fires.  We who live in Colorado understand the danger and the devastation.  My 
own home, my operating QTH, is in an area that has been redlined by every 
insurance company doing business in the state, save one.  Over the years I have 
been spared the destruction that licked at the edges of the ridge, miraculously 
on one occasion; but I have some feeling for what it must be like for those 
facing the same in California.   Wishing you the best . . . 

Ted, KN1CBR

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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-11 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett 

Sad news.  Glad to hear all the NCCC members are safe.

I fought wildfires but nothing like those.  We had one in Montana in 
2006 but I became a FF after that fire.   The 2006 fire burned over 100k 
acres and took about 30 homes and buildings.  Montana does not have the 
housing density that CA does.  We lost an engine in that fire when they 
could not see the road from the heave smoke and rolled it into the 
Stillwater river.  We could have lost the entire crew.  A few sustained 
injuries but we were lucky.


When they tell you to get out.  Please do.  You really don't want to be 
in the middle of it.


Stay safe!

W0MU


On 10/10/2017 5:19 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

On 10/10/2017 10:17 AM, Alan wrote:
My house NE of Santa Rosa is still standing.  I evacuated my house 
yesterday at 3 am 


NCCC is a wide area contest club centered around San Francisco. 
Several of our members around Santa Rosa/Petaluma/Healdsburg have lost 
everything, and the fires there are completely out of control. So far, 
all are safe.


73, Jim K9YC

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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread Jim Brown 

On 10/10/2017 10:17 AM, Alan wrote:
My house NE of Santa Rosa is still standing.  I evacuated my house 
yesterday at 3 am 


NCCC is a wide area contest club centered around San Francisco. Several 
of our members around Santa Rosa/Petaluma/Healdsburg have lost 
everything, and the fires there are completely out of control. So far, 
all are safe.


73, Jim K9YC

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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread Earl 

Thanks for the info Ed. Stay safe.

Earl N5ZM..



On 10/10/2017 1:01 PM, Ed Muns wrote:

Fortunately, we live 60 miles south of San Francisco and the fires (so far) are 
north of the city.  Drift smoke is down though and we woke Monday to its smell. 
 Shouldn't taint the remaining fruit we're harvesting today and Thursday.

73,
Ed W0YK
On Oct 10, 2017 10:04 AM, Earl  wrote:

Any report on ED W0YK?

On 10/10/2017 11:56 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:

Elecraft is in Watsonville CA, a bit inland from the Monterrey/Santa Cruz
area [and famous for artichokes]. The SoCal fire(s) is/are east of Los
Angeles, about 350-400 miles south.  The NorCal fires are in Sonoma and Napa
counties [so far], maybe 100-120 miles north or so.  Several members of the
NorCal Contest Club have lost their homes.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 10/10/2017 9:46 AM, Steven Stuckey wrote:

I hope all of the Elecraft personnel are safe from the fires. I am not sure
where the southernCalifornia fires are in relation to the factory.

73
Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana


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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread Ed Muns 
Fortunately, we live 60 miles south of San Francisco and the fires (so far) are 
north of the city.  Drift smoke is down though and we woke Monday to its smell. 
 Shouldn't taint the remaining fruit we're harvesting today and Thursday.

73,
Ed W0YK
On Oct 10, 2017 10:04 AM, Earl  wrote:
>
> Any report on ED W0YK?
>
> On 10/10/2017 11:56 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> > Elecraft is in Watsonville CA, a bit inland from the Monterrey/Santa Cruz 
> > area [and famous for artichokes]. The SoCal fire(s) is/are east of Los 
> > Angeles, about 350-400 miles south.  The NorCal fires are in Sonoma and 
> > Napa 
> > counties [so far], maybe 100-120 miles north or so.  Several members of the 
> > NorCal Contest Club have lost their homes.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> > Sparks NV DM09dn
> > Washoe County
> >
> > On 10/10/2017 9:46 AM, Steven Stuckey wrote:
> >> I hope all of the Elecraft personnel are safe from the fires. I am not sure
> >> where the southernCalifornia fires are in relation to the factory.
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana
> >>
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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread George Thornton 
I don't live in California but I have driven all through the area.

Elecraft is located near the coast north of Monterrey and south of Santa Cruz.  
This is as I recall very roughly 50-100 miles south of San Francisco and a 
couple hundred miles north of Los Angeles.

Most of the fires are either in the California wine country, which is north and 
east of San Francisco, or in southern California, near Los Angeles.

Watsonville is itself located in a valley and there is probably relatively 
little vegetation in Watsonville itself to fuel a fire.

This area involves the beginning of a climate transition zone.  Southern 
California can get very dry along the coast.   This area is high risk for fires.

The north/central California coast is heavily influenced by cool, moist marine 
air.  The forests in this area tend to be relatively wet and fires are more 
rare.  For example, in San Francisco, temperatures can be 20 or more degrees 
cooler than in Oakland across the bay and dense evening fog is common.

As you go north in California into Oregon and Washington, where I live, forests 
on the coast get wetter and denser.   Forest fires in the coastal areas are 
extremely rare and unusual.  Conditions are almost always too cool and wet.

In central/northern California, Washington and Oregon fires tend to happen in 
the drier, inland areas.

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Subject: [Elecraft] California Fires

I hope all of the Elecraft personnel are safe from the fires. I am not sure
where the southernCalifornia fires are in relation to the factory.

73
Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana
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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread Alan 

I'm one of the Elecraft engineers who lives at a remote location.

My house NE of Santa Rosa is still standing.  I evacuated my house 
yesterday at 3 am (I could see the flames on the top of the ridge a few 
miles away) and I spent yesterday morning and afternoon doing emergency 
communications at the Sonoma County Operational Area Emergency 
Operations Center.  I had been awake for almost 48 hours by the time I 
got to bed last night at a friend's house.


Today I was able to return home and am running the generator to get the 
fridge cold again and re-fill the water tank from the well.  I have a 
number of friends who have lost their homes so I count myself very lucky.


Alan N1AL


On 10/10/2017 10:04 AM, Earl wrote:

Any report on ED W0YK?



On 10/10/2017 11:56 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
Elecraft is in Watsonville CA, a bit inland from the Monterrey/Santa 
Cruz area [and famous for artichokes]. The SoCal fire(s) is/are east 
of Los Angeles, about 350-400 miles south.  The NorCal fires are in 
Sonoma and Napa counties [so far], maybe 100-120 miles north or so.  
Several members of the NorCal Contest Club have lost their homes.


73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 10/10/2017 9:46 AM, Steven Stuckey wrote:
I hope all of the Elecraft personnel are safe from the fires. I am 
not sure

where the southernCalifornia fires are in relation to the factory.

73
Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana



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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread Earl 

Any report on ED W0YK?



On 10/10/2017 11:56 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
Elecraft is in Watsonville CA, a bit inland from the Monterrey/Santa Cruz 
area [and famous for artichokes]. The SoCal fire(s) is/are east of Los 
Angeles, about 350-400 miles south.  The NorCal fires are in Sonoma and Napa 
counties [so far], maybe 100-120 miles north or so.  Several members of the 
NorCal Contest Club have lost their homes.


73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 10/10/2017 9:46 AM, Steven Stuckey wrote:

I hope all of the Elecraft personnel are safe from the fires. I am not sure
where the southernCalifornia fires are in relation to the factory.

73
Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana



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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread Fred Jensen 
Elecraft is in Watsonville CA, a bit inland from the Monterrey/Santa 
Cruz area [and famous for artichokes]. The SoCal fire(s) is/are east of 
Los Angeles, about 350-400 miles south.  The NorCal fires are in Sonoma 
and Napa counties [so far], maybe 100-120 miles north or so.  Several 
members of the NorCal Contest Club have lost their homes.


73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 10/10/2017 9:46 AM, Steven Stuckey wrote:

I hope all of the Elecraft personnel are safe from the fires. I am not sure
where the southernCalifornia fires are in relation to the factory.

73
Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana



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Re: [Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread Rick WA6NHC 
Elecraft is on the Monterey coast (generally speaking) near what (in the 
business of firefighting) is known as the asbestos forest (it burns so 
rarely but when it does... wow!).


They're as safe as they can be for any business.  The staff homes on the 
other hand...


Rick nhc


On 10/10/2017 9:46 AM, Steven Stuckey wrote:

I hope all of the Elecraft personnel are safe from the fires. I am not sure
where the southernCalifornia fires are in relation to the factory.

73
Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana
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[Elecraft] California Fires

2017-10-10 Thread Steven Stuckey 
I hope all of the Elecraft personnel are safe from the fires. I am not sure
where the southernCalifornia fires are in relation to the factory.

73
Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana
Sent via phone.
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