tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post4249570085586345933..comments2023-09-30T14:59:05.385+01:00Comments on G4ILO's Blog: Snow on the roofAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-67353734136930751422013-04-08T10:35:55.383+01:002013-04-08T10:35:55.383+01:00It's a good thing we moved to Florida where th...It's a good thing we moved to Florida where the temperature is just perfect for us. Though my kids kinda missed the snow too, especially since they love ice skating and sledding. -<a href="http://www.prolineskates.com/" rel="nofollow">Lawrence</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100717034393068471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-52452592862340915932013-01-22T13:18:39.287+00:002013-01-22T13:18:39.287+00:00I have been a ham 25 yrs and the snow or rain on m...I have been a ham 25 yrs and the snow or rain on my outside antennas only affects the swr .<br />They perform great . Nice picture of the snow . I love the snow , it makes everything look beautiful .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-33096359518513213832013-01-21T21:47:35.092+00:002013-01-21T21:47:35.092+00:00Hi Julian, looks like the snow decided to go easy ...Hi Julian, looks like the snow decided to go easy on you. The attic antennas are invaluable when we get hit. My outdoor stuff is iced up and showing a high SWR 3.0 until I can launch a few snowballs at them to try and loosen off the build up. Keep warm and all the best from Yorkshire. 73 de SimonMØYKS Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843311894630055964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-59800583050012204482013-01-21T18:46:15.644+00:002013-01-21T18:46:15.644+00:00Well, here is a pic of my Cobra Ultra lite,antenna...Well, here is a pic of my Cobra Ultra lite,antenna under,heavy snow and ice: https://www.box.com/shared/zbt7l7dkntoczsgn63ro<br />I hope the link will work. And no, the swr was so bad,my tuner could not get it down to workable range. It was fine again, once the ice was gone and the antenna,went back up, by itself. The antenna had a counterweight and that prevented it from breaking under the stress.K9CHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145045846282036243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-46189902298384374722013-01-21T12:06:23.056+00:002013-01-21T12:06:23.056+00:00Good morning Julian, I have noticed with my attic ...Good morning Julian, I have noticed with my attic dipole the SWR does go up just a little in the winter time. I have been told that was due to snow on the roof. Now as for the amount on the roof it's about 1 to 3 inches. At this point we have very little on the roof and all is well with the SWR. Now when the snow does affect the SWR it is by a very little and nothing that the K3's ATU can't handle. <br />MikeVE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.com