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Re: [TowerTalk] antenna location for hurricane

To: Craig Clark <jcclark@myfairpoint.net>, "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] antenna location for hurricane
From: GALE STEWARD <k3nd@yahoo.com>
Reply-to: GALE STEWARD <k3nd@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:02:43 -0700 (PDT)
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My Antenna "ride" better with the ends of the elements pointed into INTO the 
wind. With long boom antennas this might not be the case! Also, I position the 
antennas so that wind pushes the boom to mast mount TOWARD the mast. If it was 
positioned 180 degrees around, the wind would be trying push to antennas away.  
IMO, this puts more strain on the boom to mast mounting hardware.

Here in SE PA we should be on the west side of the storm but we still could 
have very significant winds.

GL!

73, Stew K3ND




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From: Craig Clark <jcclark@myfairpoint.net>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:06 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] antenna location for hurricane

Any suggestions on where to point my antennas for Irene? 

As of 1300, we will be in the NE quadrant of the storm and could get Cat 1
to Cat 2 winds.

73 Craig

Craig Clark K1QX
Radioware
PO Box 209
107 Fitzgerald Rd
Rindge NH 03461
(603) 899-6957




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