[CQ-Contest] Ice Storms in NE

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

I'm not certain where our local contester found this link, but here's a 
slideshow with photos of the damage at KC1XX.

http://gallery.me.com/wlmyers#100029&bgcolor=black&view=grid_

Mother nature can be a brute. Toward the end there are photos of the 
"sheath" of ice on the guys, elements, and booms. I don't know how you can 
design antennas for a 2" radial ice situation.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K5NZ at aol.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 6:53 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Ice Storms in NE


>I know many of you in the NE have had a tuff time last few days with the 
>ice
> storm.  Hope you get power back ASAP and didn't have too much antenna
> damage..
>
> k5nz