You could wait for Spring!
While living in Alaska, I thought about using PAM, but thought even more about the consequences of putting a food material on an antenna surface.
Could be dangerous to both you and your dish. It attracts all kinds of critters in various sizes, including deer, moose, and bears. Even if it causes a clumsy raccoon to hang on your dish, it's probably a bad idea.
A time tested solution from the Great North Woods works well here in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Take a look at Skyvision's latest catalog, around page 31, for a device called an Ice Zapper. Consists of some heater element strips that attach to the back of a solid antenna, and appropriate electrical cord, with a thermostat that shuts the thing off when it has done its job.
Supposed to be effective on solid antennas anywhere from 18 to 48 inches (that's 46 to 120 cm for the English system impaired).
My personal solution would use one of these Ice Zappers on back of the antenna, and an application of either Rain X, King's solution or possibly even Ski or Automotive wax on the front side of the reflector. The latter item to keep things from sticking in the first place, and the heater to keep it from freezing / and-or / thawing the surface.
While living in Alaska, I thought about using PAM, but thought even more about the consequences of putting a food material on an antenna surface.
Could be dangerous to both you and your dish. It attracts all kinds of critters in various sizes, including deer, moose, and bears. Even if it causes a clumsy raccoon to hang on your dish, it's probably a bad idea.
A time tested solution from the Great North Woods works well here in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Take a look at Skyvision's latest catalog, around page 31, for a device called an Ice Zapper. Consists of some heater element strips that attach to the back of a solid antenna, and appropriate electrical cord, with a thermostat that shuts the thing off when it has done its job.
Supposed to be effective on solid antennas anywhere from 18 to 48 inches (that's 46 to 120 cm for the English system impaired).
My personal solution would use one of these Ice Zappers on back of the antenna, and an application of either Rain X, King's solution or possibly even Ski or Automotive wax on the front side of the reflector. The latter item to keep things from sticking in the first place, and the heater to keep it from freezing / and-or / thawing the surface.