I, too, am really sad to learn of Paul's antenna problems caused by the
storm. I tried and tried to keep a quad up when I lived in Michigan many
years ago, and finally just gave up. I love a quad and believe it is one of
the very best antennas you can put up, but getting it up is the very easy
part; keeping it up is the really hard part. They just do not do well in bad
weather, especially in strong winds or ice. 

Ron, K8HSY

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 9:17 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Storm Damage at W6PR, San Diego

Sorry to hear about Paul's storm damage.

I guess it's one of the things all of us have to expect from time to time
with our various antenna instalations.

Hope he can get things repaired real soon!

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 9:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Storm Damage at W6PR, San Diego

Yesterday I was telling you about my brother Paul's antenna setup on Point
Loma, in San Diego. They got several hours of high winds, perhaps as high as
70 miles per hour. Paul sent me an e-mail earlier today noting that at least
a couple of the wires of his quad are broken, a TV antenna flew apart, and
the 40 and 80 dipoles may have some damage, too. He couldn't go up on the
roof to do more inspection until the wind died down. He can work on the quad
from his roof by turning it this way and that, using a ladder, etc. The roof
is reasonably flat compared to what we would have in this part of the
country. The tower is bracketed to the house, and can be cranked up or down.

It was down when this started, but you can't prevent everything from
happening.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com