The base of the vertical is a very low impedance point, and snow will not have
any effect. I
routinely (every winter) see 6+ feet snow depth surrounding my 4-element array
and the monster
160/80M vertical, all of them bottom fed.
Clean snow is a good insulator. Dirty snow (salted/sanded from the road, or
soot contaminated is
another story.
73, Dave, K1FK
Fort Kent, ME
(where the annual snow accumulation averages 120" ... NWS affirms!)
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