[BC] Re: Sat dishes vs snow

[Chuck Lakaytis]

In these parts we use Herman Nelson Heaters.  They have nice blower hoses on
the end that you use to direct the heat.

http://www.aerotech-herman-nelson.com/pages/products/heaters/heaters.html

We have a Prodelin dish in service with a dish cover that has connections
for a heated blower.  However we have never had to use the heat as the
offset feed makes the dish almost vertical.

Chuck Lakaytis
Director of Engineering
Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska
907 277 6300
907 310 4339 (cell)


-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Larry Fuss
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:59 PM
To: 'Broadcast Radio Mailing List'
Subject: RE: [BC] Re: Sat dishes vs snow

> Bright idea:  I rented one of those "barn heaters" - the ones that look 
like a jet engine mounted on a fuel tank - and placed it about 4 feet in 
front of the dish.  Aimed its blast at the lower 1/3 of the dish. 
Worked great.  

They don't call him "MacGyver" for nothing.  

LF


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