[CQ-Contest] Ice Storms in NE

[Dick Green WC1M]

Dave is still without power. He hosts his own website, so it's available
only when he runs his generator to warm the house and cool the fridge. Last
I heard, they told him he *might* get power back by Wednesday. That would be
six days without power.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Smith [mailto:jimsmith at shaw.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 4:44 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Ice Storms in NE
> 
> Made me cry
> 
> I think K1TTT has photos of what happened at his QTH but every time I
> try to access the site I get a Network Timeout message.
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/5welv8
> 
> Very sad
> 
> VE7FO
> 
> Robert Chudek - K0RC wrote:
> > I'm not certain where our local contester found this link, but
> here's a
> > slideshow with photos of the damage at KC1XX.
> >
> > http://gallery.me.com/wlmyers#100029&bgcolor=black&view=grid_
> >
> > Mother nature can be a brute. Toward the end there are photos of the
> > "sheath" of ice on the guys, elements, and booms. I don't know how
> you can
> > design antennas for a 2" radial ice situation.
> >
> > 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <K5NZ at aol.com>
> > To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 6:53 AM
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Ice Storms in NE
> >
> >
> >> I know many of you in the NE have had a tuff time last few days
> with the
> >> ice
> >> storm.  Hope you get power back ASAP and didn't have too much
> antenna
> >> damage..
> >>
> >> k5nz
> >
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