Rick, even with ice it would have to be quite a storm to take out a G5RV. Mine
survived hiricane Rita, several ice storms, etc. Its not impossible but it
would take a lot, especially if you're transmitting fairly regularly since that
tends to keep ice down a little.
Tom
Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
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