The wire elements in the Hex Beam and Spideream surely vibrate in the
wind, on power and phone wires its called Aeolian vibrations, most
prominent at light winds. http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1653.htm
describes it in more detail.
73, Jerry, K0CQ
On 1/10/2011 7:18 PM, Rick - NJ0IP / DJ0IP wrote:
Or build the antenna from the start in a way, such that it inherently
supports itself.
2 examples: Hex Beam and Spiderbeam
73
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Stuart Rohre
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 7:20 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] New and Improved Terminology (NVIS origins)
Another fix for "strumming" of beam elements is to fill them with poly
rope. The whole idea is to change the resonant frequency to stiffle
vibrations.
-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH
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