[Elecraft] The Intrepid KD5ONS (WAS: ECN Report for 18 Dec 2006)

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

We had hurricane force (100 mph range) winds throughout northwest Oregon.
One state highway (Hwy 6) that runs near Kevin's QTH to the coast had an
estimated 600 trees fall onto it that night, most of them in a 10 mile
section, according to the state forestry who removed them. These were almost
all healthy Douglas fir trees that have withstood many, many winter storms. 

Kevin, being on a hilltop, got the worst of the winds. Those of us at lower
elevations were spared that. Here in Forest Grove, about 20 miles from Kevin
and down at 300 feet elevation, we had winds only hitting about 70 mph. Even
so lots of trees and large limbs were flying. Those trees are *heavy*. Just
a year ago, early in the morning of January 1st 2006, our neighbor across
the street had a pair of 60 foot Douglas fir fall onto his house, moving an
entire 2500 sq foot two story home crooked on its foundations. They just
finished the rebuilding a couple of months ago. Nothing landed on it this
time! 

Many thousands of people in the countryside around the area, like Kevin, are
still without power. It's expected to be several days more before all the
repairs are completed.

My hat's off to he intrepid mountain men like Kevin who live in the high
forest lands. I have enough trouble keeping that hat on my head and my feet
dry down here in town! 

Now, it says something about the way our world is changing. A mountain man
like Kevin is isolated up there, no power, no light, heat only by the wood
he chops, yet he has internet access! 

Ron AC7AC 

  

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Matthew D. Pitts
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 1:47 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ECN Report for 18 Dec 2006


Tom,

Thanks for the message from Kevin. I'm glad to hear that he's all right 
physically, though I can imagine that he's shaken up by the situation. Pass 
along my well wishes the next time you have a chance to talk to him; I'm 
sure I'm not the only one on the list that would like him to know that we're

thinking of him.