[Elecraft] San Francisco Chronicle: PG&E issues unprecedented power shut-off watch for much of Northern California

[Walter Underwood]

I have some friends with a place near Lassen. I keep thinking “Dang, should have done CQP from there.”

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

> On Oct 7, 2019, at 7:11 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> 
> I was visiting a sister last weekend who lives *really* deep in the woods, 50 miles from anywhere in northern California. She's completely off the grid, thus unconcerned about PG&E's power lines. But she also has very spotty cellphone reception.
> 
> During a moment when none of us had any bars, I pulled out the KX2 and the AX1 whip (with the AXE1 40 meter extender). Sitting on her porch, running 10 watts SSB, I had no trouble checking into the Noontime Net on 40 meters. Now she wants a ham license and "one of those cute little radios"  :)
> 
> We also heard an opening to Europe on 17 meters, but elected to play guitar, drink wine, and enjoy the perfect weather instead.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
>> On Oct 7, 2019, at 5:42 PM, Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com> wrote:
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>> Yep, we’ve all received our text message, email, and phone call.  They are taking no chances.
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>> My generator is fueled and ready  :^)
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>> Ken K6MR
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