[OKDXA] FREEZING ROTATORS, IN WINTER

[GARYLM at kiamichiwb.org]

WHEN IN ALASKA I WORKED ON NORTH SLOPE IN ARTIC, WE WOULD TAKE THE ROTORS APART AND WASH ALL THE GREASE OUT OF BEARINGS WITH SOLVENT, THEN REPLACE IT WITH GRAFITE,  THIS KEPT THE ROTORS FROM FREEZING UP.  WE WERE DEALING WITH MINUS 30 TO MINUS 70DEG F.  AT HOME WE COULD HAVE DOWN TO MINUS 40 DEG F OR COLDER.  SO YOU MIGHT TRY DOING THIS FOR WINTER,  HERE, AT LEAST THE COLD TEMPERTURES DO NOT LAST BUT A FEW DAYS.
HOPE ALL GET TO WORK LOTS OF DX THIS WINTER, LOOKING FOEWARD TO 160M ACTIVITY, STILL NEED 49 MORE COUNTRIES THERE FOR DXCC.  
GOOD LUCK
73  GARY - WQ5R