[TowerTalk] Comments on Sidemounting Antenna, Please

[Jeff Stai KQ6VQ]

K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 06/13/2000 6:24:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, w4foa@voy.net
> writes:
> 

> >  This is my first experience with sidemounting and would welcome
> >  the suggestions, ideas, "do's and dont's" from this most knowledgeable
> >  group.  Should I mount it directly to a tower leg?
> 
>     Walker County is a 75 MPH windspeed zone and this is a relatively small
> antenna  but you should consider spreading the wind stress over two legs
> instead of just one. If a tower face is parallel to your desired heading, you
> can just use a plate U-bolted to the legs for the boom-to-tower mounting.

...sounds like another item for the 'tower checklist' - try to align
the legs (and guys, if any) such that the tower faces point in interesting
directions... thanks! - vq
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jeff stai
KQ6VQ DM13
NAR #21059 TRA #3356 L2
jstai@home.com / kq6vq@arrl.net
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