Ken Bessler wrote:

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I've noticed that you've not posted here bragging
about that P.O.S. tower of yours still standing.

I wonder if your silence means Katrina got you?

Enquiring minds want to know

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73 de Ken KGØWX - Flying Pigs #-1055
Elecraft K2 #4913


Since he lives about 190 miles NNE of NO my guess is that not only is
the TOWER OF UNION MS down, but he lost the trees that were attempting
to hold the TOU up. He is most likely out of electricity and telephone
(internet connection) lines.

If he suffered any damages I do hope for his recovery.

Dave WD9BDZ

Since he lives about 190 miles NNE of NO my guess is that not only is
the TOWER OF UNION MS down, but he lost the trees that were attempting
to hold the TOU up. He is most likely out of electricity and telephone
(internet connection) lines.

The storm was quite strong even in central MS, probably still category 1
there. Many even "built-by-the-book" towers would be destroyed from there
south, especially if trees fell across the guy wires.

Here in northeast MS (Starkville) Katrina was at strong tropical
storm strength. Several trees in my yard were blown over. Fortunately
my two towers (100',70') survived and the only damage was some
bent/broken 15m yagi elements from flying tree branches.

Tor
N4OGW
Starkville, MS

Hope not according to wunderground.com Union MS only recieved wind
gusts of 51mph.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/...lyHistory.html

Chart for monday the 29th

Wind
Wind Speed 15 mph / 24 km/h (ENE)
Max Wind Speed 32 mph / 52 km/h
Max Gust Speed 51 mph / 82 km/h
Visibility 5 miles / 8 kilometers
Events Rain

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"Rick Scott" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hope not according to wunderground.com Union MS only recieved wind
gusts of 51mph.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/...lyHistory.html

Chart for monday the 29th

Wind Speed 15 mph / 24 km/h (ENE)
Max Wind Speed 32 mph / 52 km/h
Max Gust Speed 51 mph / 82 km/h
Visibility 5 miles / 8 kilometers


If that's true and accurate then where is Charlie posting
"Look! Look! You jerks berated my super fine installation
and look! Look! It survived a hurricane!!! See the before
and after pics!".

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73 de Ken KGØWX - Flying Pigs #-1055
Elecraft K2 #4913

Ken Bessler wrote:
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"Rick Scott" wrote in message
oups.com...

Hope not according to wunderground.com Union MS only recieved wind
gusts of 51mph.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/...lyHistory.html

Chart for monday the 29th

Wind Speed 15 mph / 24 km/h (ENE)
Max Wind Speed 32 mph / 52 km/h
Max Gust Speed 51 mph / 82 km/h
Visibility 5 miles / 8 kilometers



If that's true and accurate then where is Charlie posting
"Look! Look! You jerks berated my super fine installation
and look! Look! It survived a hurricane!!! See the before
and after pics!".

--
73 de Ken KGØWX - Flying Pigs #-1055
Elecraft K2 #4913


Lets not berate the man until it is determined whether he is off the air
due to embarrassment or to downed power and phone lines. Remember that
much of the state is out of power.

Dave WD9BDZ

Hope not according to wunderground.com Union MS only recieved wind
gusts of 51mph.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/...lyHistory.html

Chart for monday the 29th

The winds I'm sure were stronger than that.

Note the station stopped recording (broken?) at 1pm. They probably saw
much higher wind speeds. Even up at Tupelo (substitute KTUP in above URL)
there was a gust of 53 mph recorded. Also try Birmingham BHM, which is
quite a ways to the east.

Tor

"Rick Scott" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hope not according to wunderground.com Union MS only recieved wind
gusts of 51mph.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/...lyHistory.html

Say, the barometric pressure was still quite low ... even that far north.

gb