Hi Rich.

I think it is time to look for a different make of antenna -- that one 
doesn't sound like it is constructed ruggedly enough for the kind of 
weather that we get in this part of the country.

73, de Lou K2LKK

At 04:38 PM 10/20/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi;
>I suspect this antenna is history.  I am more than a little perplexed as to
>why it came down.  I can see freezing heavy snow building up on a horizontal
>antenna and weighing things down.  A vertical I would think would be another
>matter.  We didn't have lots of wind just lots of heavy wet snow.  At any
>rate it bent over and is now lying on the roof.  Since this is a two story
>house getting it up wasn't easy and I will be lucky if I can find someone
>interested in getting it down.  The very top section also came off and
>landed in the yard.  I had hoped it bent at the mast but no such luck.  This
>antenna worked quite adequately but I have been through two of them now and
>at $400.00 each I may have to reconsider things.  Told the xyl that it was
>time to look for a nice smaller home with better antenna potential but I
>don't think I sold that one.  At least the basement stayed dry which was a
>real plus.
>Rich
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 3:36 PM
>Subject: Re: Buffalo snow storm
>
>
>Hi Rich.
>
>I suspected that you had taken a bad hit there.  Will you be putting up
>another antenna, or is that one repairable?
>
>My sister had quite a bit of damage in Bergen.  Lost a maple tree, knocked
>her dog run down and brought down the 80/40 meter dipoles.  The dog run is
>back up and the 80/40 meter dipoles are back up thanks to some friends of
>ours, and the insurance company is taking care of the cleanup from the
>tree.  Luckily, it missed the house, and it missed my sister who was
>letting the dogs outside when the tree came down.  Both of the dogs are
>okay, also.  Pretty scary stuff.
>
>73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
>At 12:32 PM 10/20/2006 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi;
> >We had a surprise snow storm here October 13 and didn't get power back
> >until
> >the 18th.  five days with no electric makes you appreciate life's
> >conveniences.
> >Lost my hf vertical which was up a whole nine months.
> >At any rate my ts570 is still available. It will be collecting dust this
> >winter.  I also have a icom ps230 power supply and a mc50 desk mike.  If
> >interested contact me off list.
> >Appreciate heat folks.
> >Richard
>
>Louis Kim Kline
>A.R.S. K2LKK
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Louis Kim Kline
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