Sat dishes vs snow (was "Re: [BC] KFI Tower replacement ?")

[khcs@juno.com]

In a message dated 01/04/2006 09:42:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
Robertm at broadcast.net writes:

> Just hang a tarp across the front of the dish, attach at the top put some weights on the bottom. It will flap in the wind and shake the snow off.  

and Willie responded:

>That would be fine, if there was much wind blowing. When this mess sticks the worst, is when it's falling nearly vertical, with no wind.

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Not that I am an expert on snow (<g>) but Robert's suggestion is elegant in its simplicity.  Maybe you could hook up an electric motor and a cam to shake the tarp periodically.  

Glen Kippel
KHCS
Palm Desert, CA