[SADXA] Temporarily QRT

Wes wes_n7ws at triconet.org
Thu Dec 9 17:45:51 EST 2021


In the chase for TO9W QSOs I was derailed last night by a power outage.  We are 
on Trico Electric and had a widespread, many hours long outage.  The cause?  A 
raccoon crawled into the substation.

I've been in Tucson for 75 years and haven't ever seen a raccoon in the valley 
until a couple of weeks ago when I saw a dead one on the road in Saguaro NP West.

Interestingly, the same day I was loading some stuff in the car so I had the 
door to the driveway open and came out of the house on one trip and had a little 
critter in the garage.  He practically climbed on my foot.  At first thought it 
appeared to be a baby coatimundi.  I know those don't live here either, but 
considering the raccoon I figured anything was possible.  I scooted him into a 
live trap I have and did some more research.  Eventually identified him as a 
ferret.

A canvas of the neighborhood revealed that the next door neighbor owned him and 
didn't even know he was missing.

Wes  N7WS


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