[FADCA] we got the eye

[Russell Oder]

I was able to go to the tower site in the daytime today. My antenna has been
whipped around by the wind until it is in a 90 degree arc and caught under a
support for a nearby 6' microwave dish. I talked to the tower company owner
about having his crew climb it and fix the antenna and secure the feedline
(it was waving in the breeze.) His crew is in Orlando realigning microwave
dishes for public safety but should be back up here the end of the week and
will do my antennas.  I may have the other antennas ready to go up and the
feed lines at the site so they can mount them at the same time (sure would
be nice).

I am hoping the antenna is intact (TX looks good, just very noisy when in
repeat mode on the received signal to the repeater.)  If I am lucky all of
this will result in antennas for the packet links to Gainesville and
Jacksonville/Orange Park.

Russ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Sinbine" <n4xeo at bellsouth.net>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association"
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 9:10 AM
Subject: RE: [FADCA] we got the eye


> At 07:54 AM 9/5/2004, you wrote:
> >Glad to see you are OK. Everyone else make it OK. Lots of rain in
> >Daytona but we still have power!
> >
> >Dave
>
>
> It looks like it will still be here tonight as slow as it is moving. The
> winds aren't that bad for the most part but the RAIN is going to be a
major
> problem..You can go to www.tcnews.com fo some info on the dammage around
here
>
> Here is a small list of things that got messed up that I know of.
>
> Martin/SLC Updates (9:10pm): Chuck's Seafood, PV
> Martin's, & Discount Auto (Martin), Stuart Tiling,
> Stuart Parking Garage are gone, along with a bunch of
> houses on South Beach & a few on IR Dr. The Martin
> Fire Dept, KMart, HoJo, Home Depot (Jensen), and
> Stuart VW are all without roofs. Prima Vista & 25th is
> under water. 179,500 homes & businesses w/o power.
> Lakewood Park has no power, and nobody knew how to
> start the generators in the shelter (that's FtP for
> ya!) More as it comes...
>
> 73, Bill
>
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