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Re: [TowerTalk] 160 M vertical and snow.

To: Dave Bowker <dbowker@mail.sjv.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 160 M vertical and snow.
From: VE2RYY <ve2ryy@globetrotter.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:39:52 +0000
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Thanks a million Dave
NOEL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Bowker" <dbowker@mail.sjv.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 17:54
Subject: [TowerTalk] 160 M vertical and snow.


> 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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