[Lowfer] EAR Beacon off due to ice storm

[Jay Rusgrove]

JB

Sorry to hear about your antenna problems. At least wire antennas are cheaper to repair than Yagis.

Woke up this morning to the first big ice since I put the Marconi up last year. Went out at 0530 to
lower the top hat / vertical - weight on the support lines from nearly 1/2 - 3/4 inch ice on the
tophat was pretty impressive. Should add sailboat winches to the towers so I can throw on a couple
wraps and let 'er down without killing my hands!

Thawing started about noon and just got in from hoisting it back up. Other wire antennas survived
without lowering although I bet they're now resonant quite a bit lower in frequency :~)

Good luck on the repair work. Wonder if the MA contingent got ice.

Jay W1VD / WD2XNS


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "weazle" <weazle at hurontel.on.ca>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 5:13 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] EAR Beacon off due to ice storm


> Hi Guys,
>
> The subject line says it all.  I lost four of my
> six wire antennas due to the ice storm of last
> night.  All my neigbours have no power in their
> homes while my wife and I are sitting here with
> heat, food, and TV thanks to our solar and wind
> power system.  I'll bet they don't think I'm so
> crazy now!!
>
> 73, JB, VE3EAR-VE3WZL
> in icy Saltford, Ont.
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