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Re: WSI data?

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  • Subject: Re: WSI data?
  • Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:00:01 -0700 (MST)
On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Peter Neilley wrote:

> 
> > Can you do me a favor?
> > 
> > Can you go outside and clean the WSI dish off? I don't know where a broom
> > is? It's the dish outside Mike Schmidts office, the dish closes to FL1-3.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Robb...
> > 
> 
> Data flowing again.  Thanks Robb.  I'm in Juneau and realized
> that its snowing down there, but thought that it really had
> just started.  Sounds like the dish doesn't really need alot of
> snow on it to lose the signal.  Is that right? 

Peter,

It depends, I seen a foot of snow on the dish and the signal is comming in
OK. I seen an inch of crusty ice and no signal. I actually think it the
top surface layer on the dish, rough no signal, smooth OK.

RObb...


 Hopefully
> as the wind picks up, maybe it will blow off by it self.  What's
> your experience with that?
> 
> Peter
> 

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