[OKDXA] Impending Ice Storm

Thu Jan 11 11:40:56 EST 2007

Ross,

Am I ever glad you said that.  I'm going to have to go fire up my Coleman
and make sure it is running.  With that last ice storm, we were without
power for 13 days.  Brrrr!

Those old Mosley antennas are really tough.  As a matter of fact, they
will do about anything except communicate.  ;-)

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

RHunt at tulsacc.edu wrote:
> Guys,
>
> I'm probably going to regret saying this. I've seen the elements on the
> Mosley Classic 36 grow
> to 3 - 4" in diameter a couple times during the 32 years it's been in the
> air here. It still looks like
> it did when first installed. If ice brings it down, the Pro 67b will
> replace it. Reckon i've been lucky.
>
> Here's hoping we all escape this mess on its' way through OK. Good luck to
> all of us. Now to the
> shop building and make sure the Kohler is up to running when the power
> goes out.
>
> Ross K5RH
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> 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
> --
> Coy Day, N5OK
> 20685 SW 29
> Union City, OK 73090
> 405-483-5632
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> 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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