I took my antenna masts down because of the recent high winds, and 
was hoping to put them up again within a few days. But I went down 
with a bug that left me with no energy to do the mast work, and now 
more winds are forecast for a few days. I hope to have the 136kHz 
transmit antenna working by next weekend, energy levels permitting.

The good news is that I have now installed a mini-whip receive 
antenna, so I can at least give reports on Opera and WSPR when the 
main antenna is down. The whip works surprisingly well, with less 
local electrical noise whilst still producing good strength from the 
wanted signals. It remains to be seen whether it will survive when I 
transmit a few metres away from it. 

Mike, G3XDV
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