Re:Feeling left out... (Score 1)

Tom, I don't know where you are offhand. However, when I read your post I felt I had to answer. I live in northeastern Ohio within a mile of the south shore of Lake Erie, and believe me, we get white Christmases here every year. I moved here from the Cleveland area just before winter 1999, and haven't seen a winter without lots of snow yet in nearly four years of living in this area (east-central Lake County). Lest I forget, it snows like the dickens every winter where I used to live as well. I remember one winter (1978) when we had at least a foot of snow, and if I remember correctly, I lost an antenna one year as well when snow piled up on it. (Talk about a good time for ARES! I bet every ham in northern Ohio, or nearly every one, was active on ARES nets during that storm, which I assure you I will never forget!) I don't have any more trouble with wind and/or snow damage to antennas. I now live in an apartment and use my Icom IC-725 (100 watts)with a Barker & Williamson AP-10 apartment antenna. It works, as near as I can tell right now, but I haven't tested it yet for DX. Oh well, one of these days! 73, Jeff, WB8NHV Fairport Harbor, Ohio mailto: [e-mail]