Ice, Snow & Rotors

[209 first class]

hi, do rotors ever freeze up in the winter ? i mean like get stuck because of the ice. i am guessing it has enough torque to break the ice? i have a yaesu g-800sa. i had an idea to put a plastic bag around the mast draped like a skirt over the rotor so the ice wont get attached to the housing. any winterization tips for beams/rotats appreciated. 209

[Night Crawler]

Try using the teflon spray they use for re-coating pots and pans
It Works The ice slides right off.

[THE WATCHMAN]

WILL THAT WORK ON THE ANTENNA OR WILL THE TEFLON MESS UP THE SIGNAL?

[Night Crawler]

It will work on your antenna too Teflon is non- inductive
I even use it on my satellite dish keeps the snow and ice off.

[THE WATCHMAN]

THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR I WILL PUTTING A BEAM IN THE AIR SOMETIME NEXT YEAR SO WHEN THE ICE COMES I WONT BE AS WORRIED. I HAVE SEEN BEAMS BROKEN DOWN WITH ICE IT AIN'T PRETTY.

[Night Crawler]

It works for me. If you look at some of the PL259 connectors
they use Teflon as the insulator and some coax too.

[THE WATCHMAN]

WHAT MANNER OF STORE SELLS TEFLON? , LOWES, WALLMART???

[Night Crawler]

WHAT MANNER OF STORE SELLS TEFLON? , LOWES, WALLMART???

You can get there. Also at most supermarkets tell them you want the
Teflon spray to recoat a frying pan.

[209 first class]

i never thought id put PAM on my beam, lol. ive used stuff like that on snow shovels, never thought of spraying it on the antenna ! good tip. 209

[Night Crawler]

i never thought id put PAM on my beam, lol. ive used stuff like that on snow shovels, never thought of spraying it on the antenna ! good tip. 209

It's not PAM the cooking oil spray it's the Teflon spray used to recoat the
original Teflon coating used on pots and pans if it's scratched or nicked.
Do you know the difference?

[THUMPER]

spam works well also

[Night Crawler]

But wouldn't pam wear off due to the weather if it washes off when you clean
your pots and pans. Teflon would be a little more permanent.

[THUMPER]

But wouldn't pam wear off due to the weather if it washes off when you clean
your pots and pans. Teflon would be a little more permanent.

ya not as much as one would think. rian is cold not hot like dish water. i use it on my familys cabins roof to help with the snow

[468]

get a boot from plumbing a rubber one about 4" in dai. then go down to the dai. of your mast 2 maybe 1 1/2
clam them and it sealed

[AK295]

What 468 said works for me here in Alaska, spray on Pam also (Thumpers hungry for Spam) lol, helps keep the snow and ice from sticking to the beams and sat. dishes. On the nice sunny days when everythings melted away i go out and respray everything.