[TowerTalk] Parking the beam

[Pete Smith]

At 02:17 PM 10/12/03 -0700, David Cook wrote:
>In my QTH here in Seattle, the prevailing wind is due SW, so parking the
>beam at 320 degrees is the perfect spot. Thanks for all the comments on this
>question and I hope my results are helpful to others.


It depends on your antenna, and whether it has more area head on or 
sideways to the wind gusts.  You can't avoid doing the math, I'm afraid.


73, Pete N4ZR
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