[TowerTalk] K-Factor capacities

[Pete Smith]

Crude is right!  For purposes of calculating the K factor, Yaesu assumes that the entire weight of the antenna is at the turning radius.  As far as I can tell, the only thing that this does for them is to encourage people to get bigger rotators than perhaps they need.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 10:25 AM 7/25/2006, Jim Brown wrote:
>On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:52:29 -0700, Michael Tope wrote:
>
>>That's a different K-factor, Jim. In rotator speak, K-factor is a crude
>>measure of how much antenna a rotator can safely turn:
>
>Thanks, Mike.
>
>Jim
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