Very strong winds keep V5 team off the air

Post date: Jan 14, 2009 2:36:53 PM

We are experiencing very high winds, probably gusting over 60 mph. The 2m EME antenna is tied down but still bouncing around a lot. The antenna trailer was actually starting to lift off the ground a little. There is sand and dust everywhere, and its hard to stand up. The wind is howling and shrieking around the house.

It looks very unlikely we will be on the air this evening unless the wind dies down a lot. I expect it will drop overnight, and hope to be ready to go tomorrow about 10 am. I will alert everyone of there is a change and we can be on today