Pinckneyville rec.aviation flyin

Rich Ahrens wrote:

Barnyard BOb - wrote:

Due to flash flooding, some folks in the Kansas City area could not
drive anywhere.

Some neighborhoods had over 7 inches of rain in less than 4 hours in
the wee hours before daylight.

Yeah, but what was *your* excuse for not driving over to see us, Unka Bob?

Yeah! What he said! ;-)

Rich Ahrens wrote:

Barnyard BOb - wrote:

Due to flash flooding, some folks in the Kansas City area could not
drive anywhere.

Some neighborhoods had over 7 inches of rain in less than 4 hours in
the wee hours before daylight.

Yeah, but what was *your* excuse for not driving over to see us, Unka Bob?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +

Check with my Parental Units.....
Mother Nature and Father Time.


Barnyard BOb -

Looks like one heck of a setup....Thanks!

--
Dan D.
http://www.ameritech.net/users/ddevillers/start.html


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"Roger Halstead" wrote in message ...
On Mon, 24 May 2004 01:15:29 GMT, "Blueskies" wrote:

What kind of stuff are you using for lightning protection?

Money!


Actually that is not all that far off. :-)) I have a network of 32,
or 33 (I've lost count) 8' ground rods, CadWelded (TM) to over 600
feet of bare #2 copper wire. All antennas operate at DC ground tied
to the tower. Each coax (there are 7 of them... I think) goes through
a PolyPhaser (TM) arrestor.
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/ground.htm
and
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/tower.htm
and
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/cablebox.htm

Each computer is on its own UPS with line conditioning and filtering
for the network Cat 5 cable. The DSL cable comes in through a filter
as well.

The one neighbor told me there were three strikes almost
simultaneously. One on my tower, one on a pine tree about a 100 yards
East and one to a power pole just up the street to the north.

The Neighbor to the north lost both his TV set and VCR. I see they
are out by the road for trash pickup in the morning. The pine tree
literally exploded. There are pieces that weigh 6 or 7 pounds stuck a
half foot in the ground as far as 60 feet from the tree. At least
they missed the guy's windows.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com