Thanks for responding Tom...
>First off, your sq ft rating seem awfully LOW to me. My 2L40 is around
>6.5 sq ft so I really have to wonder about your numbers for a 3L40.
Yes sir - Hmmm, I was wondering about that, I checked on some 2 el 40M beams
and they
were around 6 Sq ft as well, I was wondering how the MAG340 could be 6 Sq ft
as well. As I look at my Force 12 1998 catalog on page 19....wind load says
6 Sqr Ft. Thanks for pointing it out, I wonder how many others have fallen
into that one.
>
>Also, why would you put a 3L40 at only 56 ft? Most of your radiation
>will be above 20 degrees, and the pattern of a 3L will cut into the
>higher
>angles. I would recommend either going higher (80' to 100' works GREAT
>on 40M) or go with a 2L40 instead.
I understand that it does, I just dont have the proper QTH at this time,
better luck on my next house. I am already looking into 2 element versions
of 40M beams...how do you like yours?
>A 50 MPH rating is worthless. The wind pressure goes up as the SQUARE
>of the windspeed so at 70 MPH, you DOUBLE your windload, and 70 MPH
>is kind of a MINIMUM value I would design for. My towers / antennas
>survived
>a 90 MPH mini-tornado that took dozens of big and old trees out in my
>woods.
Scalin down the system as we speak...
Appreciate your info and any more to come...
Thanks, Mike - KM0T
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