The effect of ice on antennas

Scot, K9JY in Antennas

Aglow in the Snow (http://www NULL.flickr NULL.com/photos/64165252 null@null N00/2203233858)Engineering can only take us so far. Mother Nature knows all about engineering and creates havoc with the best sites and the most careful owners.

Take out the power and one is left with generators and a mess.

K1TTT’s great site is an example of excellent engineering meeting the power of Mother Nature. David’s documented i (http://wiki NULL.k1ttt NULL.net/2008 Maintenance and Upgrade Blog NULL.ashx#Bottom)t (http://wiki NULL.k1ttt NULL.net/2008 Maintenance and Upgrade Blog NULL.ashx#Bottom) on his web site. Well worth the look.

David — best to you in getting it all back together. What a ton of work.

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3 Responses to The effect of ice on antennas
  1. N0HR (http://www NULL.n0hr NULL.com/hamradio_blog/2007/07/10/butternut-hf6v-ice-storm-damage/)
    December 24, 2008 | 6:05 pm

    Ice and antennas definitely don’t mix.
    http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio_blog/2007/07/10/butternut-hf6v-ice-storm-damage/ (http://www NULL.n0hr NULL.com/hamradio_blog/2007/07/10/butternut-hf6v-ice-storm-damage/)

    Don’t show the K1TTT pics to your XYL.

    Let’s hope this winter won’t be as bad as last.
    Pat

  2. Scot, K9JY
    December 30, 2008 | 7:27 pm

    @N0HR – Already showed the K1TTT ice pics to the XYL! While the damage is horrible to see, there is also great beauty in the sun’s reflections off of the ice.

    That lasts as long as walking out the door, of course.