[TowerTalk] location of boom guys?
K8RI on TT
k8ri-on-towertalk at tm.net
Mon Apr 4 14:59:23 PDT 2011
On 4/4/2011 3:05 PM, John Lemay wrote:
> Hi Dick
>
> It depends somewhat on whether you have a tapering boom or not, and the
> distribution of load (elements) along the boom, but a rule of thumb I use is
> to go out 2/3rds of the length to the tip.
I start out with excess truss length and move the attach point to where
the boom stays the straightest when supported only by the mast attach
point. Like Dick I start at the 2/3rds points and may or may not have
to move it.
73
Roger (K8RI)
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