On 10/31/2017 04:12 PM, Jeff wrote:
I suppose guys don't generally give the win ratings much thought - until you
have a "wind event" which brings a bunch of your stuff to the ground.
I think you're right Jeff. I never expected to see winds in excess
of 60 mph here and that only on rare occasions, say once every five
years or so. Yesterday I recorded 70 mph gusts. For a while I
thought the TH-11DX, 6 meter long yagi and 2 meter long yagi would
surely rip apart, or the mast would bend, or even the whole
(overloaded) tower come down. I was very lucky! It's all up and
nothing broken! Two of the antennas slipped on the mast and the mast
slipped in the rotator but that is minor. I am of the "don't believe
in pinning" camp as I suspect unless one has REALLY heavy duty stuff
it only leads to more catastrophic damage.
Paul N1BUG
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