[OKDXA] ICE

[N5OK]

I finally have internet access back.  Still on generator for power.
Once again the ice has done me in.
Lost what few remaining antennas that I had.
Off the air until who knows when.

73, Coy

On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 8:07 PM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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
>
> --
>
> 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./
>
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Coy C Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
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