[OKDXA] Impending Ice Storm

[Coy Day]

Kim,

I think the wording below the pix tell how much ice was on the elements. 
The storm that took out the KT-34XA was not all that windy.  The 2nd ice
storm had winds 45 to 50 mph.  That is what actually broke the T-12 in
half.  I had it pointed into the wind but that didn't help.  It starting
galloping, maybe undulating is a better word.  Anyway, it eventually broke
in half and the front of the antenna went airborne over the top of the
back part.  I watched it happen and was in tears.

Coy
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Coy Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
405-483-5632

Kim Elmore wrote:
> Yeah, I]m in the middle, too. I fear I'm going to see similar stuff
> to your pictures here. I'm curious as to whether you had much wind
> during the storm -- I don't recall much about that event, other than
> we dodged the bullet in the Norman area. Also, any idea as to how
> much ice it took to bring them down? I' assuming that they failed
> well before the ice was over. I'm guessing that much over an inch or
> so will do in my 40 m beam. The KLM may take a bit more -- maybe 1.5"
> or so, before it fails. Should the wind blow much, I'll bet it'll
> take less ice to destroy the antennas. And, I believe that we're
> expecting some significant winds later in the event. Yee-haw.
>
> I hate ice: snow by the foot, or even sleet, I'll happily deal with,
> but ice is bad for everything.
>
> Kim
>
> At 07:50 AM 1/11/2007, you wrote:
>>Kim,
>>
>>Thanks a lot.  I live right in the middle of that corridor!  If you
>>haven't seen them before take a look at
>>http://www.westgulfdivision.org/wgddir.htm for pictures of what my 40m
>>beam and KT-34XA looked like after an ice storm.
>>
>>Coy
>>--
>>Coy Day, N5OK
>>20685 SW 29
>>Union City, OK 73090
>>405-483-5632
>>
>>Kim Elmore wrote:
>> > Looks like the corridor along I-44, from Wichita Fall though Tulsa
>> > will bear the brunt of the approaching storm, and it looks like it
>> > will almost all be ice. Dang!  And I just got all my antennas up and
>> > working just like I wanted. Hopefully, my ARRL Insurance will be in
>> > effect by the time anything bad happens (I faxed the application and
>> > payment yesterday). I've had my KLM KT-34A and Cushcraft 40CD2 for a
>> > long time -- I'll miss sure them if they come down.
>> >
>> > As a non-DX related aside, I'm heading a project that examines
>> > dual-polarization radar data and compares what that radar sees with
>> > precipitation type. There's a web page for the project
>> > (http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/winter06/) linked off of the
>> > National Severe Storms Laboratory home page. My project maintains an
>> > on-line form on which the public can enter their observations of
>> > precipitation type. Between snagging new ones, I'd appreciate some
>> > observations of precipitation type from your QTH if your within
>> > 90-100 mi of Norman.
>> >
>> > Stay warm!
>> >
>> > Kim Elmore, N5OP
>> >
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