[OKDXA] Winter Weather...

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

I finally disconnected my outdoor houses this afternoon!  HAR!

My only horizontal antenna is a ladder line fed non-resonant dipole
and there is slack in the wires.

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
Since 30 Nov 1953
Oklahoma City, OK
USAF (Retired) 61-81
FAA (Retired) 94-10

Cell 405-642-7337
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From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 19:19
To: Oklahoma DX Association <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [OKDXA] Winter Weather...

Freezing rain is bad for antennas. For those of you wishing to keep tabs
on the weather without any hype, go to the National Weather Service. For
those west of a line running roughly from Ponca City, to Chandler, to
Ada, to Durant, go to https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weather.gov%2Foun%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C3540ab8cd5364625fc0a08d87944e967%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637392684159486282%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ja6WOoBnDXPGDAYo65wBUlaC3RY1DSywNU0n4N5Mqb0%3D&amp;reserved=0: this is the Norman
Weather Forecast Office area of responsibility. For those of you east of
this line, go to https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weather.gov%2Ftsa%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C3540ab8cd5364625fc0a08d87944e967%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637392684159486282%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=fAgavDOo5kkM609OJTxUo02YW9XfH0K8dNfttALK0Ik%3D&amp;reserved=0, which is the home of the
Tulsa Weather Forecast office.

By far, the area with the greatest threat is an area running NE to SW
west of the OKC metro area. The situation is changing rapidly: the ice
accumulation amounts are generally less that 3/4" this area, and less
that 1/2" elsewhere. However, while this is unlikely to damage our
antennas, it will damage trees because they still have lots of leaves,
meaning that power disruptions are a prime concern.

Kim N5OP