[ADXA] Ice Storm Warning

Thu Feb 11 13:36:36 EST 2021

Howdy all,

I was holding off saying anything until it looked like it was over here.

I figure I was lucky as we had less ice than what was predicted.

Looks like about a tenth of an inch is all I have on the trees and aluminum. 
All ice no sleet here.

Longer elements are sagging some but not bad. Force 12 antennas are pretty stout.

The Ham4 rotator on the BX tower is froze. The T2X on the big tower is OK.

Current temp here is 32, hoping it will climb a bit and some UV rays will melt 
the ice in the thrust bearing.

Earl N5ZM..

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On 2/11/2021 7:23 AM, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
>
> Looks the same here EJ. There is a thin layer of ice underneath what appears 
> to be sleet.
>
> Antennas OK.
>
> ZN
>
>
> On 2021-02-11 06:21, EJ Jones wrote:
>
>> Antennas appear OK here.  Icing on roads.  How did everyone else fare?
>> EJ
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>> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on 
>> behalf of Steven Rutledge <crownhaven at bellsouth.net>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 11, 2021 6:36:23 AM
>> *To:* adxa at mailman.qth.net <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] Ice Storm Warning
>>
>> 1230Z, woke up to generator running.  Activated about 0430L.  Didn't wake 
>> me up even though right outside BR. Cummins are quiet.  Light ice on 
>> vegetation.  Surfaces have no ice.  Light rain.  I see light ice on my 
>> wires.  Doesn't appear to be any on yagis.  F12 C3E not drooping at all.  
>> 33 degrees here.  Supposed to be a factor until around noon.
>>
>> High SWR on my 40 meter vee.  We may have dodged a bullet. In terms of 
>> power outage, MLGW is a very fragile system run by an even more fragile 
>> group of employees.  Power outages, significant, in perfect weather are not 
>> uncommon.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On 2/11/2021 5:55 AM, w5zn at w5zn.org <mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Looks like the really bad center of this shifted toward Earl, N5ZM, Steve, 
>>> N4JQQ, John KT4AC and others in E/SE Arkansas.
>>>
>>> ZN
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2021-02-10 15:20, w5zn at w5zn.org <mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Its going to be a long night for a lot of ADXA folks. As you well
>>>     know, we are under an ice storm warning in north central Arkansas.
>>>     Myself, K5UR, K5EJ, N5QS/N5QT, N5LKE, AC5AV and K1LEC are in the
>>>     bullseye for a half inch of freezing rain/ice. That is catastrophic
>>>     for antennas. It has been drizzling rain all day here and the temp
>>>     only rose to 30 degrees. I already have a thin layer of ice on
>>>     everything and the heavy stuff is scheduled to move in after midnight.
>>>
>>>     Let's hope for the best. As you know we brace for one of these ice
>>>     storms about every 10 years. We had one in 2000 and the last one in
>>>     2009 so we are due, so to speak.
>>>
>>>     I wish it would be snow but that's Monday's forecast!
>>>
>>>     Best wishes for all of us, and our antennas, to survive this.
>>>
>>>     73 Joel W5ZN
>>>
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