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Skip NNN0PEK manually switching to battery power
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The Big Berthas near the Sailing Basin barely budge
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However, visibility gets worse
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Due to mechanical difficulties, the beams won't rotate -- but they're pretty
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Skip NNN0PEK and Mike NNN0OOQ form ART 3 NNN0DJR, patrolling Annapolis
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ART 3 is joined by Midn Grant Garcia, president of USNA club W3ADO and a MARS wanna-be
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The reflective strips on foul weather gear make them great safety items
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After the storm, OOQ's car is found under a tree. Luckily, only minor damage sustained.
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OOQ and PEK pose during a break
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OOQ reports an EEI from NNN
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As the day progresses, the shack gets messier
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PB&J, cookies, and soda cans everywhere
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A minor setback, the SO-239 on the Kenwood TS-440 HF open-circuits.
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We visit OOQ's QTH, but the lights are out...
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... and another big tree is down!
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Luckily, it fell the other way.
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The door opening onto the roof -- how windy will it be?
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Enough to not go out too far!
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OOQ wanted to check the halyards
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The USNA Cushcraft R7000 vertical leans over in the wind, and the ladder line of
the G5RV flaps loose
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The Severn River is rough!
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Not many cars out on the bayfront
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Floyd reduced to tropical storm winds, and was far nicer than expected
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