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 >Home e-mail: [log in to unmask] >Work e-mail: [log in to unmask] >Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753 Louis Kim Kline A.R.S. K2LKK Home e-mail: [log in to unmask] Work e-mail: [log in to unmask] Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753