[SJRA-Members] Remote HF station is down

[Richard Lawn]

If it pulled out of the housing then it was probably due to the amount of
tension on the wire required to keep it taut and clear the roof over that
long distance. I doubt heavier gauge wire will help as it will only make it
heavier. I think we need to  reconsider the routing of the wire in order to
cut down on the length of the anchor rope and overall distance.
Unfortunately no one has the the AV640 vertical in stock.

I’m not back in town until the 20th so if you guys want to get a crew
together to address this go right ahead. If not it will have to wait until
I get back.
Rick

On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 7:25 AM Dom Sacca <doms at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Morning all,
>
> The site is secure from tripping or the lawn mower. I have the wire in my
> car.
>
> It appears that the wire pulled from the fastener at the matching box
> end.  It can be reconnected temporarily.
>
> I suggest we order the heavier wire assembly and replace this one.
>
> Dom KD2EPM
>
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> *Subject:* [SJRA-Members] Remote HF station is down
>
> I had a report from the firehouse today that our endfed wire is apparently
> down. I logged in and attempted to use the auto tuner and it appears there
> is a problem. The station is still useable on repeaters. My hope is that we
> can get it up and running again by Field Day but no guarantees. We have had
> plans to install a vertical as a backup anticipating that a storm could
> take down the endfed. Unfortunately the vertical we want has been out of
> stock for months.
>
> I'll report later once I know more.
>
> 73\
> Rick, W2JAZ
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