[InHam] Fw: KWO39

[Paul Webster]

Hi to all,
At about 11:15PM 12/24/09, I checked their signal the 2nd time on my portable Midland WX receiver walking around in the house w/the radio held over my head (I am about 5'9") & got nothing but noise when their signal is usually 58 or 59 w/the radio down lower at chest level.  
I checked it about a half hour ago w/the same result. 
I don't remember this ever happening before, it may have happened before & I missed it. 
Just when we need the WX broadcasts, the WX just about knocks the WX station off the air. 
Oh well like the man said, it should fix itself once the temp warms up & the ice melts off the antenna. 
Any1 want to go w/me up to their antenna site & help me knock the ice off the antenna w/a stick ;-)?
73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster
SKCC #5322
John 3:16
Proud member of the;
ARRL
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Handihams
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60 Plus (even tho I am younger then 60)
Long:-87.334L (-87*20'3"W)
Lat:41.4967N (41*29'48"N)
EN61HL
Merrillville, Indiana, 46410-3503, USA 
;-)


--- On Thu, 12/24/09, TiNy <tiny2nz at ameritech.net> wrote:

> From: TiNy <tiny2nz at ameritech.net>
> Subject: KWO39
> To: "Kevin Krikau" <knkfire at sbcglobal.net>, "Paul Webster" <ka9jwx at yahoo.com>, ka9qjg at wowway.com
> Date: Thursday, December 24, 2009, 11:15 AM
> MOST LOCATIONS IN THE CHICAGO METRO
> REGION ARE NOT RECEIVING THE
> NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCAST FROM STATION KWO39 AT A
> FREQUENCY OF
> 162.550 MHZ. DUE TO ICE BUILD UP ON THE ANTENNA...ATOP
> WILLIS
> TOWER...FROM WHICH THE WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITS...ITS SIGNAL
> IS BEING
> REFLECTED BACK TO ITSELF. THUS THE TRANSMITTER HAS CUT BACK
> ON POWER
> TO KEEP FROM OVERLOADING. THE SITUATION WILL RESOLVE ITSELF
> ONCE THE
> TEMPERATURE MOVES ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL AND THE ICE
> MELTS.
> 
>