Ice? Not here....
However, ice that does not stick to a guy wire presents the image of a
really heavy cylinder of ice accelerating as it slides down the guy
wire, just before it impacts the clamping hardware..... This is not a
pretty picture.
Pete Smith wrote:
>
> At 04:21 AM 12/7/01 -0500, Ron KA4INM Youvan wrote:
> ...
> >The latest development is paint that doesn't allow the ice to stick
> >(to the antenna), which works, disappointedly. (not as was hoped)
>
> 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.
>
> Anyhow, it's still sold -- www.vellox.com.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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