Well, again, I'm really sorry to hear about this, and would encourage you to 
get back on the air somehow, even if it means stringing up some wire.

Nothing beats a beam and a good tower, but, as we both know, wire antennas 
are often under-estimated.

I used to have a tower at the home QTH here in Michigan, but donated it to a 
nearby county EOC when we moved to Colorado for the year back in 2009.

There are lots of days when I sure miss that tower and my beam, but I'm 
doing reasonably well with wire antennas here, at least at the current time.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: Not On 20-Meter Net October 13


> Lost tower and all antennas on the tower.  It fell across my friend's
> pickup.  Right behind the cab and in front of his 4 wheeler which he says
> is worth more than the old pickup.  He was lucky there or I was as I'd
> feel responsible.  I'm not sure what I'm going to put up.
> Maybe nothing, I'm kind of discourzaged as this was up just over a year.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>