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- From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
- Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
- Subject: Re: Dish vibrator to remove snow?
- Message-ID: <v4trfjf@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 06:09:39 GMT
- References: <1993Jan02.164636.10920@rchland.ibm.com>
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- In article <1993Jan02.164636.10920@rchland.ibm.com> oester@vnet.ibm.com writes:
- >I was flipping around a few days ago and caught the end of a pitch on
- >Sat. Market USA about a device that they were selling that was supposed to
- >attach to the dish and cause a vibration that would shake loose all/most of
- >the snow in the dish. Sounds like a good idea. Anyone else catch this or know
- >any details?
-
- Gary B. mentioned this device in a post around Christmas Day. I am
- skeptical -- 1) I cannot believe this device would not loosen
- any part of the dish or knock the feedhorn out of alignment -and-
- 2) I cannot see how this device would work on anything but a weak
- dish -- I can guarantee you it wouldn't be able to shake my 10
- ft solid fiberglass dish enough to remove any snow.
-
- Robert
- roberts@triton.unm.edu
-