Well, Jim, as one who has been through my share of hurricanes, I am glad you 
got through the storm all right.

Unfortunately since generators have to be placed outside, not all of us can 
run one.  But if you can have them, and if you don't mind maintaining them, 
they are nice to have.

BTW, how did the students and staff at Seeing Eye get through it all?  73.
Harvey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 7:31 PM
Subject: NJ Storm and Emergency Power; was: Report On Today's 40-meter East 
Coast Mid West Blind Ops Round table


> Colleen and all,
> Thanks for the good wishes.  Power was restored here Sunday afternoon. 
> That
> was day 13 without power.
>
> I highly recommend portable home generators.  Not only can they run the 
> ham
> shack but can run other essential services.  By the way, as a blind person
> with no need for gasoline for cars or lawn mowers, I didn't want to store
> gasoline for long periods and risk it turning bad.  So, I found a propane
> generator that runs on the 20 pound tanks used for BBQ grills.  It worked
> great and has no fuel storage issues.
>
> Now all that's left is to get the HF antenna back up.  Maybe next weekend.
>
> 73,
> Jim, KY2D
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of COLLEEN ROTH
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 2:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops 
> Round
> table
>
> Hi Jim and all who were impacted by Hurriane Sandy, I hope that you all 
> get
> your power back and that all of you are safe.
> I know that most of us cannot know what you endured because we have never
> experienced such an event.
> I am glad that there wasn't more loss of life.
> I am sure that the loss of possessions and special cemorabilia will be
> difficult to endure.
> I am praying for all who have experienced Hurricane Sandy and xs' 
> aftermath
> including the Storm which followed.
> I hope everyone will be careful when trying to get things back together.
> God Bless!
>
> Colleen Roth, N8TNV;
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
> To:  [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 10:12:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops 
> Round
> table
>
>>
>>
>> Really sorry to hear of the storm damage and power outage, Jim.
>>
>> Hang in there!
>>
>> Hopefully you guys are done with storms for a while.  Thankfully, the
>> last one didn't amount to as much as they originally thought.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 9:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops
>> Round table
>>
>>
>> > Tom and all,
>> > I haven't been able to join you.  Half of my HF antenna came down when 
>> > a
>> > tree and telephone pole broke during Sandy.   I'm in day 13 with no
> power.
>> > The generator can run the Elecraft KX3 easily but I have to get the
>> > antenna up first.  Can't do that until the electric company gets all
>> > the wires out of my front yard.
>> >
>> > Hope the rest of you did OK in the storm.
>> >
>> > 73,
>> > Jim, KY2D
>> >