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Gerry,,
I would agree with what Butch said. Mine withstood some pretty serious
winds, but we don't get many hurricanes near Philly.
Laying it next to the house would be a good idea to help protect it. I
would put a few bricks or blocks under it at various points to keep the
coils from getting deformed, Put the bricks under the tubing so the
coils are supported off the ground a bit and then maybe some bricks on top
to keep it from blowing away.
26 feet is kind of long to feed into the house via door or window, but you
can break this thing down into 3 more manageable parts by removing only 2
machine screws and nuts. Remove the screw and nut at the tubing junction
above the 20/30 meter coil. This will give you the bottom section in
about a 10 ft. section. This is the most important section, with all the
capacitors and coils. You can easily put that section away and lay the
remaining section flat on the ground with some bricks on it to keep it
there. If you want it all in the house, remove the wire clamp that holds
the bottom of the 15 meter wire. Mark the bottom edge of the clamp with
some electrical tape so you can put it back in the same place. This will
give you a 6 ft. section and a 12 ft. section.
Good luck, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:10 PM
Subject: hurricane and antennas
> Ok, just looking for some ideas. I am in Louisiana and there exists a
> slig=
> ht chance that we could be affected by a hurricane early next week. I
> have=
> a Butternut 6v up in the yard. I wonder if it would be better to take it
> =
> down and lay it on the ground so it doesn't get beat around by the wind.
> T=
> he only problem with that is I am afraid something will land on it and
> ruin=
> it. The only other option I have is to bring it in the house if we
> evacua=
> te. I am not really sure if it will fit inside.
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