> In Statement #1 you say " The flat projected areas will."
>
> In Statement #2 you say "we get to use the larger areas contained in the
>oval outlines of the Rohn diagrams".
>
> Aren't these contradictory? My question still remains - "WHICH figure do
>we use to determine Rohn antenna load capacities vis-a-vis amateur yagis?"
>
>Cheers, Steve K7LXC
Hi Steve,
I don't expect you to accept this answer from me since you know I am not a
PE, but here goes anyway:
Now that HyGain has given us new antenna area figures and Roger has told us
they are Projected Areas without regard to the fact they are made of round
members (tubing), my answer is that you can now use these new HyGain areas
with the larger Rohn numbers in the oval.
Now what we need to do is get the rest of the antenna manufacturers to
specify thier areas the same way HyGain does, and get the rest of the tower
manufacturers to specify their tower capability the same way Rohn does.
That would be REAL progress.
Stan w7ni@teleport.com
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