[Lowfer] Beacon " XR " off the air until ?????

[W5JGV (Ralph Hartwell)]

> A heavy, wet snow storm that rushed thru East TN. Early
> today, did a number on my LOWfer ant. The snow was so heavy
> and packed, that it broke my tophat loose from the Vertical
> section of the antenna.

Hmmm... If I still lived up that way, I'd seriously consider building
some sort of motor-driven antenna "shaker" that would intermittently
oscillate the antenna at one or more of its mechanical resonant modes to
break the ice and snow off of the antenna.

73,

Ralph   W5JGV - WD2XSH/7