On 12/7/01 8:01 AM, Pete Smith at n4zr@contesting.com wrote:
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>At 04:21 AM 12/7/01 -0500, Ron KA4INM Youvan wrote:
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>>The latest development is paint that doesn't allow the ice to stick
>>(to the antenna), which works, disappointedly. (not as was hoped)
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>I wonder if this is the same stuff that was developed maybe 30 years ago
>for use on radomes on the DEW line. I understand it works really well on
>beam elements, but can imagine that the complex shapes, surfaces and angles
>of a really big tower might present a different set of challenges.
I seriously doubt such a material exists.
If it did, it would have one rather important application -- AIRCRAFT!
Airframe icing is a powerful and deadly menace. Airliners have extensive
internal equipment to prevent ice from forming on the wings and tail
surfaces. Smaller aircraft are even more subsceptable, since they
typically do not fly above the icing levels as the larger jets do.
If there were some kind of paint or other coating that would prevent ice
from forming, there would be no need for de-ice boots, jet engine bleed
air, or ground-based deicing of aircraft.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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