[MRCA] Official M886 Com Truck Snow Gauge

[Nick England]

You just need to have the proper counterweight to offset the icing load….
https://www.navy-radio.com/commsta/cutler/cutler-de-02.jpg

Also, running 3MW of 60Hz AC through your antenna will help with de-icing.
https://www.navy-radio.com/commsta/cutler.htm

Nick in sunny NC.

On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 11:19 AM Alex J Rokowetz via MRCA <
mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Ice and snow induced dipole sag is highly desirable as an incentive to get
> on air and start running RF into your antenna to burn off all that ice and
> snow.  It's Mother Nature's way of promoting amateur radio.  One OM's
> opinion.
>
> I miss living in northern New England... until I remember the shoveling in
> winter.
>
> K2AJR
>
> Alexander J Rokowetz
> (516) 551-2498
> belarok at yahoo.com
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderrokowetz/
>
>
>
> On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 10:27:10 AM EST, MilComm Guy <
> m38inmaine at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> It rained very heavily most of the night with temps around 42, changed to
> snow sometime around 2AM, still snowing but very light, snow is wet and
> heavy.
> Dipole sag from frozen rain/snow.
>
> 73
> Mark
> K1HF
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Nick England K4NYW
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