Barry and Steve,
I have a 40-2CD mounted above my TH7. I put the aluminum boom support UNDER
the antenna. It's been up for 5 years through three hurricanes and numerous
tornado seasons (with some VERY high winds). The BOOM even rotated in the
boom-to-mast clamps! The aluminum truss under the antenna however, has NOT
buckled. That's no guarantee it won't buckle, but there's no doubt in my
mind that there are MUCH more susceptible points-of-failure on this antenna
than the truss underneath.
73!
Dean, K4KR (ex-W8ZF)
>On 2 Apr 97, K7LXC@aol.com <K7LXC@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>> My favorite trick with the (stupid) aluminum boom support for the 402CD
>> is to mount it UNDERNEATH the antenna. Much easier to install and you can
>> push the boom up higher than you would otherwise.
>>
>Don't do it! There have been cases of the supports buckling when
>placed underneath.
>
>--
>Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@op.net
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