K1WHS getting back on topband!!??!! That's great news!!
Tree N6TR On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 10:52 AM Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/10/2024 10:27 AM, David Olean wrote: > > At 79+ years I am hopeful that I can re assemble things before I give up > > the ghost. > > Going 83, I'm now dependent on friends to help me deal with damage to > antennas by winter storms. Branches (and even trees) fall on RX > antennas. The 250 ft Douglas Fir holding one end of three dipoles hit > the ground 18 months ago. We got the most important, an 80/40 fan > broadside JA and SA, back up last fall. The other two have yet to be > rebuilt. > > Last night, after dark, I went out to check the 160M TX antenna and > found that the mechanical fuse,which I use to protect it from damage > when trees sway in the wind, had broken, so I didn't get to try to work > George last night. I'll fix it today, and will try if George is still on > tonight. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
