The mortal enemy of Quads is ICE, not wind.
LOVED my two quads, but hated rebuilding them.
IF you go with a quad, use HEAVY DUTY spreaders and spiders.
de Tom N4KG
On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 10:33:24 -0600 Lee Buller <k0wa@southwind.net>
writes:
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>
>Just trying to determine what I want to do this spring... antenna
>wise....
>and was wondering if anyone out there is using a Quad in a windy
>environment.
>
>Living in Kansas (means people of the South wind), we have some pretty
>constant blow of 25 to 30 miles an hour. Conventiona wisdom in Kansas
>says
>you cannot have a quad.
>
>What say you?
>
>Lee
>
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