Re: Topband: 160M vertical and snow

["Donald Chester" <k4kyv@hotmail.com>]

> From: VE2RYY <ve2ryy@globetrotter.net>
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Topband: 160M vertical and snow
> Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:29:21 +0000
> Hi I am planning putting up a vertical (130ft tower) insulated form the 
> ground...of course.
> But a the place I want to place it, there is much snow....at least 30 
> inches of snow at the end of the season.
> I wonder if I should elevate the vertical of about 30 inches or if this 
> snow will not affect the vertical...
> Anybody experienced this fact before..  I mean snow at the base of the 
> vertical....
> I would appreciate infos about it
> Many Thanks
> NOEL

I assume you have a substantial radial ground system under the tower.  I 
would take a tour of some local AM broadcast stations and see how they do 
it.  Perhaps talk with some of the engineers of the stations.

I have a quarter wave base insulated vertical with 120 quarter wave radials. 
 I have not noticed any change with snow, but of course, we have much  less 
snow accumulation here than you have up in Québec.

I have noticed some de-tuning effects from freezing rain.

Don k4kyv

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