Envelope-to: dave@picks.force9.co.uk Delivery-date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:55:36 +0100 Received: by pih-mxcore12.plus.net with spam-scanned (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1ES5zD-0005be-9B for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:55:35 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by pih-mxcore12.plus.net with esmtp (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1ES5zD-0005bN-3e for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:55:35 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ES5xy-0000py-S5 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:54:18 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ES5xy-0000pp-AX for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:54:18 +0100 Received: from outbound04.telus.net ([199.185.220.223] helo=priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1ES6eK-0004PG-Pl for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:38:06 +0100 Received: from cognizant1 ([64.180.173.28]) by priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with SMTP id <20051019045021.CGJT976.priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net@cognizant1>; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:50:21 -0600 Message-ID: <005101c5d468$bcf9c520$0201a8c0@private.network> From: "Scott Tilley" To: lowfer@lwca.org Cc: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:51:15 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: TIL startup delayed tonight... Now ON Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-PN-SpamFiltered: by PlusNet MXCore (v2.00) Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit

Carbon fibre and LF verticals DON'T mix... ZZZZZaaaapppp, crackle, SSSSnnnnaaaapppp.... Hmmm, the SWR sees odd...

Lucky for me a good friend dropped by shortly after sunset and we repaired the antenna by replacing the carbon fibre pole with an equal length AL one. Now to do a post mortem... First indications in the dark reveal arc damage and a structural failure as a result...

TIL is back on as of 0445UTC in DXsine mode...QRSS120 slow

73 Scott