[TowerTalk] Antenna location for hurricane

[Tommy Alderman]

I think it is silly to listen to what 'some xxx user' says! How the heck do
they know? The only thing they did was fork over the bucks to buy the
antenna. Listen to what your manufacturer tells you to do because his
mechanical designers most likely know better than 'some xxx user'. The
Optibeam designer says to point the end of the elements into the wind, so
that is what I do with my two Optibeam yagi's. Irene just passed about 300
miles east of my QTH in south Georgia and nothing but a slight breeze from
the east. 

Good luck to those further up the best coast! Hihi!

73,
Tom - W4BQF


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Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 10:25 AM
To: dale at immlawfirm.com
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna location for hurricane


I always point the ends of the elements into the wind!!

I have regular aluminum elements and they handle the wind
much better when pointed into the wind...

73,
Ted  K2QMF
 
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:26:22 +0000 "Dale M. Schwartz"
<dale at immlawfirm.com> writes:
> Some SteppIR users say that you should point the ends of the elements 
> into the wind, rather than the pointing the boom perpendicular to 
> the wind.  .  Could it be because the elements are fiberglass and 
> more prone to flap like a bird if they are broadside into the wind? 
> I am not aware if the company has given advice on this or not.    
> Any thoughts on this???
> 
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