Ouch! Glad I don't have hurricanes in WA state. But I do get LOTS of wind
storms in the winter that get pretty scarey.
I recently got my OB12-6 up on a 72-ft crankup tower. No really high winds
to test it yet, but I've never seen such a stout antenna design before. The
bad winds here are THE reason I went with the OB.
73 and GL
Greg
AB7R
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of David Gilbert
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 7:53 PM
To: Peter Voelpel
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 4el Steppir vs. OB-16-3
Great pictures!
I notice that none of the single elements were damaged, though. It was
the multiband elements (secondary band elements supported by a primary
element) that became bent. Obviously the wind loading on those elements
was much higher. It's actually kind of impressive that the other
elements survived the hurricane in good shape.
Curiously enough, that is exactly the reason I have been considering the
OB16-3 and not the OB16-5 for my next antenna. I'm willing to give up
the WARC bands in exchange for better durability in the wind gusts I
experience at this QTH.
73,
Dave AB7E
Peter Voelpel wrote:
> Hurricanes will be no good, even for an Optibeam
>
> http://www.darc.de/distrikte/h/29/grafik/omk_sturm.htm
>
> 73
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dan Thomspon
>
> You see, I'm in South Florida, hurricanes and lighting is my real issue,
so
> I wanted the best constructed antenna and antenna materials that money
could
> buy, so hopefully I could avoid constant trips up the tower to replace
> things (getting too old).
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