I have a Force 12 C31XR, a rotatable 40m dipole and a Force 12 2/2/1
WARC antenna on a 10' mast using just a 1000 DX-A and it's running
fine. Control box had a hissy-fit, though, and I switched to a Green Heron.
>I'm using a Yaesu G-1000SDX with my 4L - I've had 88 mph winds that
>blew out the windows on my home - the Yaesu works fine. It also
>withstood 125 mph recorded wind gusts while I lived in Alaska with a
>Mosley Pro57B-40 and a 5L 6M beam on top. I'm content.
>
>73,
>
>Joe
>
>At 04:34 AM 5/3/2007, Glenn Edson wrote:
>>We are putting up a new tower and will have a 3 element SteppIR on it. The
>>wind load for this antenna is well under the spec for the Yaesu 1000 BUT we
>>have had
>>2 occasions in the last 6 months to have winds gusting to well over 80 mph.
>>Would the Yaesu 2800 be a better choice given our wind conditions on top of
>>a hill here in New Hampshire ???
>>
>>Glenn - K1GE
Cheers,
Peter,
W2IRT
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