Good luck, Junior, and hang in there!
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
> Tom, okay thanks we are expecting storms here this afternoon and it is
> already windy out there.
> I am hoping those 4000 psi guy wires hold.
>
>
> Junior Lolley KG4itd
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:20 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
>
> Well, please keep us posted, Junior, and if there is anything we can do
> to help, just let us know. You already have a guarantee of at least moral
> support!
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
>
>
>> Tom, thank you possibility of a new tower in the near future.
>> I have some of the local citizens that are willing to help.
>> I will be there today God willing.
>>
>> Junior Lolley KG4itd
>> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 10:48 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
>>
>> Junior:
>>
>> I am so sorry to hear about your tower!!!!
>>
>> Do you have access to another one, or is that going to be a difficult
>> thing
>> to accomplish?
>>
>> Another thought that I have is maybe you could get a telescopic mast like
>> I
>> have to at least hold something up in the air.
>>
>> It wouldn't be as high as you now have, but at least it would keep you
>> going.
>>
>> If you want a mast recommendation, let me know, and I'll look through my
>> stuff here to get you the info on what I bought for my set-up.
>>
>> Now, I know you will stick to your reputation as "Mr. Persistence", and
>> that
>> eventually things will work out, but I realize that doesn't make things
>> easier right now.
>>
>> Again, I'm truly sorry.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 8:00 AM
>> Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
>>
>>
>>> Tom, sorry I missed the net yesterday.
>>> I was at the county EOC putting up a new delta loop for the ham radio
>>> there.
>>> I was also informed yesterday that my tower is severely damaged.
>>> It is going to take a new tower.
>>> Either one of two things will happen either it comes down on it's on
>>> which
>>> we don't want.
>>> Because it will most likely come down on the house.
>>> Or we use a saw and drop it down.
>>> When that happens I lose all of my antennas.
>>>
>>>
>>> Junior Lolley KG4itd
>>> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:43 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
>>>
>>> John:
>>>
>>> Band conditions on 40 meters improved enough by later in the day that we
>>> actually had a fairly successful round table.
>>>
>>> It's getting late here now, so I'll send the check-in list tomorrow for
>>> everyone's enjoyment.
>>>
>>> It will be interesting to see how 20 meters behaves for tomorrow
>>> afternoon's
>>> cross-country net.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 4:22 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Band Conditions Today
>>>
>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I won't make it in today, sounds like band conditions
>>>> would
>>>> work against me anyway but we had a family situation come up that I
>>>> just
>>>> got
>>>> home from, no lock on the shed yet, nothing put back in there yet, so
>>>> now
>>>> I
>>>> have no idea when I'll get to that anymore. I'll do the lock hopefully
>>>> tomorrow but for putting everything back out there, maybe mid week,
>>>> I'll
>>>> have to look at my schedule for next weekend and see if I can get in
>>>> then
>>>> or
>>>> maybe I'll run in to one of you during the week. I tell you I can't
>>>> plan
>>>> anything.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 1:20 PM
>>>> Subject: Band Conditions Today
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, folks.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just checked 20 and 40 meter band conditions today, and all I can
>>>>> say
>>>>> is
>>>>> there may not be much of a round table this afternoon, and 20 may be
>>>>> questionable for tomorrow.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 40 meters right now, I just checked, and I think I found two
>>>>> signals
>>>>> throughout the band, and that was it. Those sigs were not very strong
>>>>> either.
>>>>>
>>>>> As far as I can tell, 20 was completely dead, except for one RTTY
>>>>> signal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just to be sure, I had the XYL check, and all antennas here at the
>>>>> home
>>>>> QTH
>>>>> appear to be up with no problems despite the wind we had the other
>>>>> day.
>>>>>
>>>>> SWR's also are right where I would expect them with my current
>>>>> antennas.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll be available for the round table later this afternoon, but I'm
>>>>> not
>>>>> optimistic.
>>>>>
>>>>> If someone else wants to check the bands, please let us know what you
>>>>> find.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the meantime here, I'll check my set-up to be sure nothing else has
>>>>> gone
>>>>> wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's just very strange.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>>>>
>>>
>>
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