[Elecraft] OT: Hurricanes

[Walter Underwood]

I’d check with the ARRL South Texas Section and see if there are school or club stations that have been damaged.

http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/south-texas <http://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/south-texas>

K5LBJ appears to be a very active high school club in Round Rock, just north of Austin. They probably know about other school clubs in south Texas (https://www.qrz.com/db/K5LBJ <https://www.qrz.com/db/K5LBJ>). The Austin Amateur Radio Club (http://www.austinhams.org <http://www.austinhams.org/>) might also know.

It may be another week or more before the damage is assessed for things other than homes and businesses. I think Beaumont and Port Arthur are still evacuated.

I lived in Baton Rouge when Hurricane Betsy came through, and our power was out for ten days. 

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
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http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Sep 7, 2017, at 12:30 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> 
> Hurricane Harvey was bad enough. Near-mythological levels of destruction. Now we have Irma, and other hurricanes on the way.
> 
> The news of Irma’s rampage in the Caribbean was really shocking. I spent a few idyllic days on St. Thomas many years ago, and it apparently got slammed. Other islands fared even worse, including some places revered by DXpedition teams, like Turks and Caicos. I’m sure not an antenna was left standing, and even if there was, that X-class solar flare didn’t help. Not a good day for radio as backup communications.
> 
> We can only hope the storm will lose energy on its way to Cuba and Florida. 
> 
> Yes, it’s OT, but if there’s some way the Elecraft community can help, feel free to post. Were you affected by the storm? Do you need donated equipment to recover, or some other assistance?
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
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