[Lowfer] Ice & VD & TMO

[Mitch Powell]

> 
> Guess my antenna will be buried under the ice till spring.
> I guess I will get a hammer and some nails and wire and
> go whip up a tree antenna!
> 
> What if VD and TMO were to zero beat? there would be no signal?
> 
> Larry

This goes way back - but when we used to use folded dipoles (made with 300
ohm ribbon or open wire) and had bad icing - we could (carefully) connect to
120V ac ( variac suggested ) and just turn it up until the ice melted.

Hope it isn't that bad Larry.
73
Mitch