Found the link to the Ice covered Omni.
http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/23551
Bas
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I don't know the reason. Just in the past few days saw a discussion
where experts concluded that Rain does not affect the 2.4 Ghz. Also
saw pictures of Omni Antenna covered by a few inches of Ice and it
was supposedly still working.
Bas
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why not? isn't water supposed to resonate at 2.4 Ghz? ie, isn't that
how
microwave ovens operate?
-todd
On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Bas Jensma wrote:
> Snow and rain does not much affect the 2.4 GHz frequencies.
>
> Bas
>
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> Sat Nov 16 13:32:00 2002
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> So the snow covering the solar panel cells wasn't an issue?
>
> Or were you using UPS.
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> From: "Todd Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> >
> > http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/Photos/20010112/
> >
> > we had a bit of ice once. it didn't cause us any trouble (not
sure
> why, I
> > expected it to kill the signal). Sometimes, I think we have more
> trouble
> > on warm days with ducting then with snow.
> >
> > On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, David Young wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Will 2.4GHz easily penetrate a steeply pitched roof built of
wood
> > > sheathing and asphalt shingles?
> > >
> > > Out here on the edges of the Bay Area, three to six inches of
> snow will
> > > sometimes cover a roof. How will that affect signal strength?
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
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