> I don?t see how putting antennas on the opposite side of the mast
>doesanything. They are still connected to the same mast and exerting forces
>inthe same direction according to the wind resistance on either side of
>themast. Visualize mounting the beam on a mast at 5 feet above ground. If
>youpush on one end of the beam, it exerts the same force on the mast and inthe
>same direction no matter which side of the mast it is mounted on.I used to
>believe this until I thought it through. Well, not being an engineer,
>that's what I thought. Dick Weber, K5IU, a PE, published an article on this in
>QEX years ago where he explained what was going on with wind vectors and
>forces. The wind forces with antennas mounted on opposite sides of the mast do
>cancel each other out to some extent. Maybe someone can cite the original
>article. Cheers,Steve K7LXCTOWER TECH
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