[SixClub] radiation storm in progress

[Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW]

hokus pokus !







                                                         A.R.S. W5TFW
                                                        Richard J. Fiero II
                                                   ARRL Awards Manager


I think our Members of Congress should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so 
we could identify their corporate sponsors.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <donroden at hiwaay.net>
To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] radiation storm in progress


> The AM is Gospel and the FM is country ,
> so it's half holy smoke  / half neon smoke.
>
> Don W4DNR
>
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> Quoting Gene - W5DQ <w5dq at mchsi.com>:
>
>> Only 'holy' smoke if it's a religious station's broadcast tower :)
>>
>> Otherwise I'd think it's just regular ol' smoke !!!! :)
>>
>> I better shield the 'Green Monster' from any bad ju-ju. I'll need it
>> to make Q's if Joey doesn't do his propagation thing soon. DM-15 and
>> the west is a bit lacking in 6M activity.
>>
>> Gene W5DQ
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW" <joeyw5tfw at gmail.com>
>> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 2:27:28 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] radiation storm in progress
>>
>> HOLY SMOKE !
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>>                                                          A.R.S. W5TFW
>>                                                         Richard J. Fiero 
>> II
>>                                                    ARRL Awards Manager
>>
>>
>> I think our Members of Congress should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers 
>> so
>> we could identify their corporate sponsors.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <donroden at hiwaay.net>
>> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 4:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] radiation storm in progress
>>
>>
>>> I'm fighting a static problem on a 330 foot broadcast tower.
>>>
>>> When the humidity get below 20%, and the wind is blowing, all the
>>> johnny balls that break up the guy wires arc over and take out $$$
>>> FETs in the output stage.
>>>
>>> We estimate close to half million volts required to arc over.
>>>
>>>
>>> Don W4DNR
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting "qrv at kd4e.com" <qrv at kd4e.com>:
>>>
>>>> Any cause to think that tall verticals, longwire and long dipoles,
>>>> may be more-vulnerable to static surges ... and perhaps should be
>>>> disconnected?
>>>
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