With all due respect to the mechanical engineers, but is there a real need
for an antenna of double the weight and probably 4 times the selling price
of a Cushcraft?
Up here in New England the CC seems to ride the wind rather well and the
problems Ive been aware of is when the tower comes down. I know several in
the area that have been up in exposed areas for 20 years or more
I used the very flexible school of design when I built four W2PV-4's for
20M. The booms were 3" irrigation tubing and the elements had seven taper
steps down to 1/2". Never a failure in 20 years which included several 90+
mph winds.
I believe that the key is being able to ride the wind and not fight it.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve London" <n2icarrl@gmail.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:39 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Shorty 40
> Someone could probably make some money by marketing a sturdy, 2 element 40
> based
> on Dave Leeson's Moxon-like design.
>
> A hint for CushCraft, M2 and W3TX. Force 12 need not even try !
>
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC
>
>
> >This weekend or maybe next, we (N5QQ/W5WW) should have Dave Leeson's 2
> >elem
> >40m MOXON up and running. Will offer our comments afterwards. K5MR got
> >his
> >up a few months back and seems to be pleased, well, until the lightning
> >storm fried his rotor!
>
> >More later...
>
> >Ron
> >N5QQ
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