It's Dead, Jim

[n2ize]

Here's what I was looking at when I came home from work yesterday:
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It's hard to tell in the picture, but it is just hanging there in the air.

Now, the good news is that the top section of aluminum is the same size (width and thickness) on both the HF2 and the HF6. The band news is that the top section on the HF6 is 3 feet long... 4 foot on the HF2. At least, as per my instruction sheets.

Spoke with my neighbor this morning. He's going to call his insurance carrier. However, I have the feeling he's going to "embellish" the story a little. I can't, and won't, have any party to that -- especially considering who I work for. I can honestly tell them that I wasn't home when it happened, and didn't see the accident, only the aftermath. Beyond that... I only know what I'm told.

Tomorrow is supposed to be a "warm" afternoon, mid 40's. I'm not doing anything before then. At the very least, the HF2 is coming down. I'll see what, if anything, I can do about repairs or replacements after that.

Let them pay for the cost of a new antenna + the cost of an electrician to install it even if you are the "electrician". Why pay when they can pay ?

[n2ize]

All true. but the bottom line is that it's more aggravating to fight them over $50 in parts than my time and temper are worth. Which is what someone further up the food chain probably figures.

Now if the entire HF2V had been destroyed, that would be a different issue.

No, one must pick one's battles carefully, and this is one that I can't win; even if I "win" with the insurance company or the tree trimmer, I'll lose on the home front.

Tell them the antenna was destroyed and must be replaced. New antenna's are expensive. Some run into the hundreds of dollars. I think you know where I am going with this... ;)