After several requests, here's the latest as I have it:
Chris did manage to get the antenna up and running. However, another
gale (60 knots or more) snapped the antenna below the 40 m trap.
Chris is now re-working the antenna to remove 40 m capability and
restore 80 and 160 m capability. He has other good antennas for 40.
His work is being hampered by the practically daily gales, but he's
determined to be back on the low bands for CQWW CW.
I'm off to the USA for a week. After that, it's time to get my own
station ready for CQWW. I had a wind storm with gusts up to 90 knots
last week, and while nothing came down, the antennas are pointing
into the ground by about 30 degrees. The mast bent just above the
tower. I guess I was lucky; several of my neighbours have uprooted
trees littering the landscape. The joys of a hilltop QTH!
Chris R. Burger
ZS6EZ
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