Courage Center Handiham System

Update on Saturday, 13 March 2010: The Handiham Remote Base station W0EQO has returned to service. The wire antenna had fallen down.

Bill, N0CIC, and Tom, KB0FWQ, got the W0EQO antenna back in the air, and as of noon today everything seems to be working fine again. It was kind of strange -- the antenna is supported by black Dacron antenna rope, which is almost indestuctible. But Bill says that it broke just a few feet from the end of the antenna, where there was no chafing or anything else to interfere with it. I guess stuff happens!

Lyle, K0LR, Project Engineer

Bill, N0CIC, writes:

I was up to Courage North Friday and fixed the ant. for the remote site. The ice took down one of the guy ropes. Had to shoot a new line up into the trees and pull up the antenna.

Please let people on the Handi Ham net know the site is back up.

Thanks,
Bill, N0CIC

Our thanks to Lyle, Tom, and Bill for their work on the remote base station. Like any other station, it does require maintenance.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Patrick Tice, WA0TDA
Handiham Manager
wa0tda@arrl.net