Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hurricanes

2017-09-07 Thread charlie carroll
Wayne: Thanks for the offer.  I'll take a new K3S and KPA1500 when this whole thing is over.  Just make sure you enclose them in waterproof packing! 73 charlie, k1xx @ ground zero, Grant FL all kidding aside, we're ready as can be.  don't really expect much flooding based on storm's speed

Re: [Elecraft] OT: Hurricanes

2017-09-07 Thread Walter Underwood
I’d check with the ARRL South Texas Section and see if there are school or club stations that have been damaged. http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/south-texas K5LBJ appears to be a very active high school club in Round Rock, just north of Austin.

[Elecraft] OT: Hurricanes

2017-09-07 Thread Wayne Burdick
Hurricane Harvey was bad enough. Near-mythological levels of destruction. Now we have Irma, and other hurricanes on the way. The news of Irma’s rampage in the Caribbean was really shocking. I spent a few idyllic days on St. Thomas many years ago, and it apparently got slammed. Other islands