Somehow I am not really comfortable with having a power supply connected to my
antenna winter through. There need to be a balance between melting the ice and
not melting the wire. I am not sure I will be able to do that. Anyone with
experience how much power is needed. 0.1W/foot - 100W/foot? As the antenna is
about 100 - 500 feet long it may require a lot of power = $$
Hans - N2JFS
-----Original Message-----
From: van wd8aam <vlincoln@frontiernet.net>
To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
Sent: Tue, Sep 21, 2010 8:35 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Fwd: How to support a large loop?
Another idea I've never tried, but heard of and on a loop, it might just
work, is to hook a 12vdc power supply with ammeter and voltmeter, and
pump some power into the wire, heating it to warm, watching to make sure
you don't overtax the power supply, and see if the ice melts off the wire.
wd8aam
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