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

[Sean Cavanaugh]

W5JGV (Ralph Hartwell) wrote:
>> 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

Not sure that this would work well on wire antennas, but it looks like a 
good low-tech solution for your HF beams:

http://www.oh8lq.com/deicer.html

--
Sean - VA5LF