[KYHAM] UPDATE ON STORM DAMAGE.

[K4lid@cedarvalleybbs.com]

GREETINGS TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND FOES ALIKE.
HE IS THELATEST UPDATE ON THE SITUATION HERE AT MY QTH IN LOUISA.  SOME
OF THE DEBRIE FROM THE FALLEN TREE HAS BEEN CLEARED, BUT IT WILL BE NEXT
WEEK BEFORE THE TREE CAN TOTALLY BE REMOVED.  CONSIDERING THE EXTENT OF
REMOVING IT, THE COST WAS NOT AS BAD AS I HAD THOUGHT.  THE INDIVIDUALS
WHO WILL BE TAKING IT DOWN SAID THAT IT WAS IN A VERY PRECARIOUS
POSITION AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BASICALLY ALL DOWN ON MY OUT
BUILDING AND PART OF THE ALREADY DAMAGED ANDDESTROYED PORCH.  IT IS NOT
A  JOB THAT WILL BE A QUICK ONE.  AS FAR AS THE TOWER IS CONCERNED, I AM
NOT SURE ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL CONDITION OF THE BASE.  THANKS TO NZ8K,
WITH MY TUNER, I HAVE WHAT ESSENTIALLY IS AN ANTENNA WHICH IS JUST ABOVE
THE GROUND.  IN MY ESTIMATION, NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITH THE TOWER UNTIL
THE TREE IS COMPLETELY REMOVED.  THAT MAY TAKE SOME TIME.  I WANT TO
THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR THOUTFUL EMAILS AND PHONE
CALLS.  ADDITIONALLY, I KNOW THAT MORE OF YOU WOULD HELP IF YOU COULD,
BUT DISTANCE PREVENTS FROM THIS OCCURRING.  FOR NOW, JUST KNOW THAT I AM
AS CLOSE AS YOUR PHONE OR KEYBOARD AND WE CAN STILL STAY IN CONTACT.
EVEN WITH THE TUNER, I CAN GET ON THE AIR, I FEEL THAT MOST OF THE RF
ENERGY FROM THE EXCITER IS BEING BURNED UP IN THE TUNER AND I QUESTION
ACTUALLY HOW MUCH RF IS ABLE TO GET OUT ON THE MAKE-SHIFT ANTENNA.  73
TO ALL FROM K4LID.