[K6BW] Damage at K6BW
Joy Best
best at pacbell.net
Thu Nov 9 19:22:35 EST 2006
What did the Police say when this was reported to them? Or is the
Coast Guard the agency in charge? In either case hope they are aware
and perhaps add the hill to their security route. Even a member
heading up the hill after school hours--without a car--might discourage
them Alan K6AJB
BBQ wrote:
> Hello Dave, and all,
>
>
> This is bad news. I must have missed the email when the vandalism
> happened the first time, but
> even one time doing this is too much. It is an awful statement about
> some of our community and
> awful that the property of the club is damaged and affects the hams
> from using that equipment.
>
> I hope you get them and I hope they are never able to get near any of
> the gear again.
> I saw a video of a squirrel proof bird feeder and squirrels would get
> close and spin and fall off
> of the device. Well we don't want to entertain der juegen, nor have
> them cause bodily damage upon
> themselves, but if they are going to continue to be stupid and try it
> again, who knows what they will
> come up against?
> Hmmm... an low power electric wire, a greased rail to keep them from
> climbing something, or what about
> that razor barbed wire that is in the one side of the club parking lot?
> Go get em' and then show them on the community cable channel that
> following week.
> Best of luck,
>
> Rem
> K 6 B B Q
>
>
> David Mueller wrote:
>
>> I was actually thinking a fake (broken) camera might
>> do the trick. Something could probably be found cheap
>> at a ham fest.
>>
>> I just took another look. The 80M dipole might be
>> able to be rescued. The rope hasn't pulled all the
>> way out of the pulley. The end of the rope is hanging
>> about even with the top of the star. I'm not
>> comfortable with heights but I'll climb - but I won't
>> do it without a spotter. All bets are off if the wind
>> picks up, plus Im not sure if something is wedged up
>> higher, preventing the rope to fall out completely. The 2el 40 never
>> really worked, and I was going to
>> take it down anyway.
>>
>> The damage definitely occured yesterday, since I was
>> using the antenna yesterday morning.
>>
>> 73, Dave
>>
>>
>>
>
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