[SixClub] Contest

[Bill Bailey, KG4NZR]

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> From: "Michael McFatridge" <moparmac2006 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Contest
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> My only antenna that survived the storm was my KB6KQ loop...My house 
> survived Ike..The eye of the storm came right through here..There was a 
> lot if destruction in my area..My qth is about 20 miles east of 
> Houston..When I get out of this wheelchair, With the help of some of my 
> ham buddies, I will get my towers up and back on the air...We are supposed 
> to be without power for 2-4 weeks..The power poles in my area looks like 
> someone went on a bombing run..Mike N5TYW

We had much the same situation here when Hurricane Charlie came to visit on 
Friday, August 13, 2004.  None of my antennas escaped damage but flimsy 
aluminum TV tower withstood the storm and a cheap (if there is such a thing) 
MFJ quad-band vertical lost only the 6-meter resonator (which was the 
easiest of all our extensive damage to fix).  Tornadoes got us rather than 
the hurricane winds.  The entire power grid was stripped and many poles were 
snapped off like toothpicks.  We were among the lucky ones.  Even though 
damaged, our house, covered by huge blue tarps, remained habitable and we 
got power back (three miles outside the city) three days later.

Best of luck getting your damage repaired.  I can appreciate the 
frustrations that lay ahead.

Bill Bailey, KG4NZR
Kissimmee, FL
Osceola County, Grid EL98hg