[TowerTalk] 160 m. vertical and snow

[Jim Miller]

We had an ice storm here and a lot of trees and "all" of the old dead
branches.  My 102 inch mobile whip on top of my screwdriver was probably an
inch in diameter.  SWR pegged the meter.  Quick disconnect, slammed it on
the driveway, reinstalled it, problem GONE.  Quicker than putting in the amp
to melt it, hi.

73, Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:09 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] 160 m. vertical and snow


> Back a month or two ago when the depth of the snow in upper N.Y. state was
8
> feet and higher, I asked a number of broadcasters if that posed a problem
> for their antennas.  The response was no, that snow didn't matter.  It's
> true that ice is a poor conductor.  since snow is mostly air (the powdery
> kind at least) and frozen water it seemed to make sense.  So for what
that's
> worth....
>
> rob / k5uj
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