[NCC] Fwd: The latest from Angel, WP3R, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Ferraro <ferrarotony4 at gmail.com>
To: Jim Breakall <jimb at psu.edu>

Sent: Wed, Sep 20, 2017 10:45 pm
Subject: Re: The latest from Angel, WP3R, Arecibo, Puerto Rico



Thanks jim, keep me in touch.
W3ajf



On Sep 20, 2017 10:40 PM, "Jim Breakall" <jimb at psu.edu> wrote:

Hello All,

I was able to make contact with Angel Vazquez, WP3R, tonight on Ham Radio.  He was on generator power from his home.
He and his relatives staying in his home are safe.  He lost every tree around his house and his neighbors.  His Ham Radio
antenna looks messed up but still was working.  He lost all his wire antennas.

He said that he has not been able to get any contact with Arecibo Observatory even though he tried.

He cannot go out to the left or right on his road right out from his driveway.  To the left all the power poles are broken
and down on the road with all the wires, etc.  There is no way to go up that way.  To the right, he said one wooden
house blew off its foundation and on top of a cement house.  He said another house was blown right into
the middle of the street.  He cannot go left or right.  He only has fuel for about 10 hours of the generator so he
has to conserve the power.

He has no way to get to my farm there and check my Ham Radio antennas.  I am prepared to hear that they
are all damaged and down.  I just hope the Arecibo Observatory did not get too damaged.  The eye went right
over Arecibo.  Angel said he heard that the winds peaked at 155 mph as it went by Arecibo.

That is about all for now and if you have Ham Radio, he will try to be on 14.260 MHz tomorrow sometime to report more.
He said that he cannot check some of his and his wife's relatives there since there is no communication and he cannot get
anywhere with the road blocked left and right.

It is really bad he said.

I will try to report more when I get it.

If you know anyone that I forgot to include in this email, please pass on this info.

Thanks,  Jim

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