Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ update

[Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all of the kind words. Okay, I went out to look at the damage. It could have been a lot worse. 90+ MPH winds, a lot of roofs were blown off and there was damage to many homes in the area. Mine is fine. Over the shingle roof, I had a metal one put on years ago and it stayed on during the 2007 big blow (150 MPH gusts), so I figured the house was safe. No trees can hit the house anyway. Yes, the tree in the backyard was uprooted and landed in the field and there is quite the hole in the backyard. When the winds die off and it dries off, it will be taken away and the hole filled in.  The SW EWE came down, but the wire did not break, but I will have to get the tree out of there, before I can put it back. The Eastern Beverage is broken in a few places, but repairable, but it will be a bit of time until I get that back to normal too. the NE EWE is toast as the tree came down, but I rarely used it, except during TA's. The only antenna still standing in the NW EWE. But again, I can fix it all. The wind moved an anchored travel trailer of a neighbor's 4 feet! My TV antenna got twisted 180 degrees and I lost two snap on elements (91XG). I had some spares, and that it back working fine. I lost some tar paper off my old shed, but the old tar paper is under it, so no big deal. I can repair that easily. This was our 6th worse storm in history. But nothing like the biggie in 2007 that went on for 3 days with 100-150 MPH winds! As far as the Super EWE goes, I still have a few ideas. As there are two trees out there in the backyard, but first the old tree has to go. As many of you know, I have lived out here since 1981 and I have seen a lot storms and yet, I always seem to get my antenna back going. Maybe I need to replant for more ShorePine trees. They grow fast, so maybe I can use them in years to come. 

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:02:08 -0600
> From: swl.tn.usa@xxxxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Super KAZ update
> 
> If you have to use poles then you may want to consider a DKAZ. Here is a
> great article by Mark Durenberger that may be of interest:
> 
> http://www.durenberger.com/documents/DKAZ070314.pdf
> 
> I have one of Colin's Vactrol units on the way, it left San Francisco at
> noon on yesterday and will hopefully arrive by this weekend. I will be
> deploying a 140' DKAZ using the Wellbrook FLG100N and Vactrol.
> 
> -- 
> 73,
> Brandon Jordan, KM4PBQ
> Fayette County, TN EM55gc
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