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THERE SHE BLOWS

bob85

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Mar 30, 2005
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we had 50-90mph winds a week ago,
today we had 70-80mph with gusts reaching 114mph in some areas and 100+ peaks here causing extensive damage to buildings and property,50,000 in my area without electricity,evacuations,
schools and shops shut down through losing roofs, 9 people killed :(
i decided to go have a look at a few locals antennas see how they were doing,
it was impossible to time the shot to the best gusts with my old cam and me getting battered,


scoobies 5/8 gp27
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lee's 827
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hp's 827 guys snapped so he's tethered it to his car because its pulling the bricks out of the building its fastened to
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froggers new imax2000 bending the steel pole
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taking the strain but it seems to have survided its first real test
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mr wannas 5/8gp
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harder it never came back straight
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johns imax in a lul, this one has outlasted everybody elses imax, the joints are now bent she wont last another session captain RIP imax2000
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BIG als i10k, the most exposed of them all
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bring it on
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wind abated she's seen the worst of it
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wind almost stopped its as straight as a die
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small tree over
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those are awesome pics bobb5....

the i-10k is an exetremely tough antenna.....


take care in the uk...


the big toss bag daddy got his maul down.....LMAO :D
 
Hey Bob, looks like them guys had better start using some "guy lines".
The I10k made it thru in flying colors, it's really hard to beat that one.

Good Pic's
 
I'm glad you posted those pictures! Pictures speak louder than words! The I-10K is certainly an excellent antenna....and it has 19db of gain! 8)
 
Hey Bob ? what are the small looking antenna's around the chimminy ? Microwave ? Auh yes !! The Wind Crys Mary !! guy wires were mentioned but most looked like they were low enough to be up without ? the first one looked like they broke off ? I sure can remember the winds and how they would make me think of my trusty 5/8 GPs over the years , lost 3 of them in my time along with 50ft push ups to go with them. Was always shooting for the stars even though I didn't really have to , but how I would admire those antenna's as if they were giant TXing and RXing God's in the sky (-: Those were the days.
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