HOLD ON TO UR AERIALS

[flintstone mop]

 We are going to experience the wrath of Winter as antenna testing WX is approaching the midwest and heading East.
I'll be checking my stuff out in the dark right after work.

Fred

[WD8BIL]

Look at all da purty colors!!!

[K9PNP]

Wind about 35mph now.  Supposed to be 20-40 tonight.  Rain and fog/mist.  Checked mine 2 weeks ago.  Found a bad support rope; good thing I fixed it.

[DMOD]

Yep, it's coming your way guys.

http://w1.spc.woc.noaa.gov/products/wwa/

We now have heavy snow, whiteout conditions with winds > 35 mph. (3:45 cst).

I shoveled once already but it may be in vain with the blowing snow. We're expecting drifts over 3 feet.

Christmas lights look awful perty against the white stuff.

Phil - AC0OB

[N3DRB The Derb]

I managed to take my antenna down today and not manage to get it's replacement up. No icing worries for me. 

no operating either. 

[Bill, KD0HG]

Here ya go!
Right now at 4 PM local it's -2 F on the porch.
Nice 'breeze' out of the north, even the horses are shivering.

Thank God for Sorels.
Good time to be inside with an AM rig running!

Icing is almost unheard of here. Too dry.

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Watches, Warnings & Advisories
Go to the NOAA Homepage

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
320 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009


320 PM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A
BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON

* A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO BRINGING VERY HEAVY
  SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS WILL BE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY AT 30 TO 50 MPH GUSTING UP
  TO 65 MPH...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* STEADY NORTHERLY WIND AND COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN CONDITIONS WHERE WIND CHILL READINGS COULD BE AS LOW
  AS 26 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO
TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...
LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT
ANOTHER TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE
WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING...TAKE ALONG A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE
UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS DURING PAST BLIZZARDS...
PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF EXPOSURE WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO SHELTER. TO
KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE...RUN YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH
HOUR...AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

WIND CHILL VALUES FROM MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
ARE EXPECTED.

THESE CONDITIONS CAN FREEZE EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES AND
COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
WEAR LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING. COVER AS MUCH
OF YOUR SKIN AS POSSIBLE USING MITTENS...EAR MUFFS...SCARF...HAT
AND FACE PROTECTION.

[w1vtp]

ARGHHH!!!!  GO AWAY WINTER!!!

[AB3FL]

ahhhh...No problem!   Bring it on!


Tom - AB3FL

[K5UJ]

Just got home a few minutes ago.  First storm always is a test to see how greasy the tires are after a spring summer and fall of tread wear.  Snow is wet and heavy now.  Left scraper on roof of car (by mistake of course) and it stayed there the whole way home stuck in snow.   this one a nice antenna test.  gusts forecasted to be up to 40 mph.  Not too bad.  went around and re-tensioned the guy ropes on Sunday when I heard about it.  only prob. now is lightning has reared its ugly head in the wx prediction.  I hate disconnecting at night out in the slush.    Nothing on the vaisala strike map yet though. 

Another nice thing about snow like this is sometimes it changes or deadens arcing on power lines.   I drove around the neighborhood and the situation has changed but still some line noise going on so I'm going to have to get out with my receivers and do the legwork around this part of town and find these little sparkettes; they sprout up like dandilions every fall when the air gets cold and dry.

[KA8WTK]

The sleet is falling right now here in Tallmadge, Ohio. Just fixed the 160 antenna. Hope this doesn't pull it down!


Bill

[Steve - WB3HUZ]

It will be 68 degrees with thunderstorms here in SE VA tomorrow. Enjoy the snow. 

[K5UJ]

WX doing something funky with the inverted L and/or feedline on 160.  After about 5 or 10 minute 250 w. xmission the vswr into the L network tuner changes.  But the L network tuned the load FB with no vswr creep before the wx moved in.  going to go out and swap the 75 m. vert. feedline with the 160 m. L feedline and see if that changes anything.  forecast now sez gusts to 50 mph today.

[WD8BIL]

Talking with Tron on @3700 last night I had a few snaps in the loading cap on the afterburner. Looked outside to see the wet snow but that was it.

The storm kinda piss-weaked it's way to the south of me. No big deal.