[OKDXA] Ice Storm

Robert Redmon k5sm.bob at gmail.com
Fri Jan 29 18:12:35 EST 2010


Coy, You must live in the convergence epicenter of ICE and wind! I will 
keep my fingers crossed you survive this one with no more damage.

73, Bob K5SM



Coy Day wrote:
> Doing better than usual here with at least an inch of ice on all metal
> surfaces.  The element ends on the T-10 are pointing straight down at the
> ground with the weight of the ice.  Same with the rotatable 30 dipole. 
> Two of my three 160m half wave slopers are on the ground.  Only the SW
> sloper still up but coated with this inch of ice, so I'm sure it won't
> load.  Guess that takes care of the 160m contest this weekend.  Rats! :^(
> Ground has an inch of ice with about 4 inches of sleet on top of that and
> now another 4-5 inches of snow.
>
> Coy
>   


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