[OKDXA] ICE

[Kim Elmore]

Ice has been accumulating on everything North of Norman and now is 
accumulating in Norman. My antennas can no longer be rotated (I didn't 
start exercising it soon enough) and we're down to 30F. I think that ice 
collects around the base of my T2X rotor and locks it to the rotor 
plate. If I keep exercising it, I can usually keep it free, but I was 
distracted by work today. This could get pretty serious for people in 
central and northwestern OK, or it may be mainly freezing drizzle that 
won't accumulate much ice at all.

We've had a few power flickers at my QTH, but we still have power. I 
have a whole house generator, so power isn't a a huge issue for me but 
it could be for others.

At least my ARRL insurance is paid up and it covers my antennas. But I 
like my antennas *truly* don't want to make any claims!

73 and *hope* to CU in the pileups,

Kim N5OP

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Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP 
SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)

/"A great second violinist plays second fiddle to no one." //– Robert C. 
Marsh, Chicago Sun-Times./