Topband: Yikes! Heavy snow, freezing fog and 23 degrees F in Raleigh, NC

[Charlie Cunningham]

Hi, Doug and Eddy and all others!

Well, sadly ice storms are more common than snow storms in North Carolina,
Yes I've lost a few antennas to ice and wind. I lost my 160 inverted L when
a hurricane tipped over the tree that was supporting the top wire. Worse
though, was when tohe wind and ice took a big oak limb through the top of my
little 40' tower and changed my self-designed, home brew, 2 el 5-band singe
feedline quad to a 1 el 5-band quad! It was a wonderful kick-ass. "killer"
antenna that I worked on in EZNEC for several months and did some really
original ground breaking work on, that I've never seen published anywhere. I
really miss it, but don't know that I'll ever be able to re-build it.

Antennas are one thing, but right now the sleet has started on top of the
snow - to be followed by freezing rain and a predicted 1/2-3/4 inch of ICE!
So I'll be happy if my power stays on - but that much ice is likely to bring
it down! I'm too crippled now to make it out to my detached garage and fire
up the generator and run a cable into the house!      

Wish me luck!

73,
Charlie, K4OTV

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Eddy
Swynar
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 4:14 PM
To: Doug Renwick
Cc: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Yikes! Heavy snow, freezing fog and 23 degrees F in
Raleigh, NC


On 2014-02-12, at 3:58 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:

> It's really a shame what that freezing rain will do to an antenna farm.  I
> wish that global warming was a reality in situations like this.  I
> fortunately rarely get ice storms of this nature and I thank God for that.
> To see all your hard work taken down by nature is heart breaking.
> Doug




Hi Guys,

"Welcome to MY world..."

The freezing rain storm that we had earlier this winter completely
devastated my wire antenna farm, by virtue of the heavy ice literally
BREAKING supporting trees...

I lost my north & east "L" elements in my topband array, my 160-meter half
wave dipole, and my complete K89AY receiving antenna system.

Just no spirit to get on 1.8-MHz right now---no way, no how...

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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