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Re: [TowerTalk] Heathkit SA-7010/Hy-Gain TH-4

To: John Kemker <kemkerj3@gmail.com>, "[TowerTalk]" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Heathkit SA-7010/Hy-Gain TH-4
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019 20:31:24 -0400
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>> Anybody got any idea if the 5.8 sq. ft. "Surface Area" listed in the
>> Heathkit manual is a good number to use for wind load?

The surface area listed in the Hy-Gain TH4-190 manual on BAMA
<http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/hygain/th4-190/> is 7.5 ft^2.

Since surface area computations for antennas of that vintage are
notoriously low, I would use *at least* they Hy-Gain specifications.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 2019-07-05 8:11 PM, John Kemker wrote:
Anybody have any ideas?

If you reply, please do so on the list, not in a private email.  I'd like
to tap into the collective wisdom of the group, not just one person's
opinion.

--73 de W5NNH

On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 6:01 PM John Kemker <kemkerj3@gmail.com> wrote:

I've purchased a used Heathkit SA-7010 from another ham and am in the
process of restoring it to usable condition.  MFJ's Tech Support told me
that it's basically a TH-4 from Hy-Gain, marketed by Heath back in the day.

Anybody got any idea if the 5.8 sq. ft. "Surface Area" listed in the
Heathkit manual is a good number to use for wind load?  I'd like to figure
out if the CD45 that I've got will be sturdy enough to turn this antenna.

--73 de W5NNH

--
--John E Kemker III



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