How to unfreeze a WISP antenna
Turns out the rime is robust
enough to block the signal on our WISP antenna.
After a full day and night of
no internet I dreamed up a space heater on a 10 foot conduit pole.
It only needed a small
section to melt before the signal came back.
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Since enclosed Yagi-Uda antenna exist, it should be possible to enclose the antenna in e.g. a plastic pipe with end caps.
You could even pump warm air in or put a small heating element in the pipe to prevent frost on the outside of the pipe.