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Written by Gary   
Sunday, 03 August 2008
Upon returning from Show Low, AZ, to visit family, we became worried when we saw damage from a monsoon storm that had just blown through.  Rain permeated the streets, and the large 55 gal garbage cans were blown over on their sides.  As we neared home, I feared for my "portable" HF antenna set up in the back yard "temporarily".  Sure enough, when we returned home, the fiberglass pole used as a mast was in 3 pieces, with the antenna on the ground.  It looks like it will be fairly easy to raise it up again, assuming the fiberglass pieces still fit without too much mod, but other priorities lead me to leave this effort for another time.  Until then, 73!