[TowerTalk] W6NL 40m Moxon

[gboutin at infinichron.com]

Ken,

 

This isn't exactly new. I think you'll find what you're after by reviewing
K7NV's summary post from back in 1998.

 

http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00499.html
<http://lists.contesting.com/archives/html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00499.html> 

 

>> Gerald, VE1DT

 

OK Jim, I need that explained. If the wind is at 45 degrees to the boom, how
is 
there not a contribution of force by both the boom and the elements?
 
Ken K6MR
 
From: Jim Thomson<mailto:jim.thom at telus.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 21:11
To: towertalk at contesting.com<mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] W6NL 40m Moxon
 
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2016 07:55:37 -0400
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] W6NL 40m Moxon
 
> I suppose with some trig you could figure the total projected area
> at various wind angles. One going down and one going up. Would some
> angle that gives equal projected area from each figure be the max?
 
You don't need to be concerned with equal areas.  The force (load) on
the element will be broadside to the element and will vary with the
angle of the wind to the element.  The force (load) on the boom will
be broadside to the boom and vary with the angle of the wind to the
boom.  Those forces add as a vector sum which is maximized when the
wind is at 45 degrees to the boom/elements.
 
The area of largest force is:
    sin(45) * (2.88 + 2.76) + cos(45) * (3.67 + 1.24 + 1.20)
  = 0.707 * (5.64) + 0.707 * (6.11)
  = 8.31 sq. ft.
 
The boom value will need to be increased somewhat to account for a boom
to mast plate and the element values increased to account for element
mounting hardware, particularly if the original U channel is used.  I'd
allow between 8.5 and 9 sq. ft in any tower/mast loading calculation.
 
73,
 
    ... Joe, W4TV
 
##  whoa.  I was sure that all went out the window years ago.  These days,
its either the boom area  OR the total ele area...which ever is the
greatest.
That's how  f12, optibeam, m2 and everybody else now does it.
 
 
##  called the cross  flow principle..which is how they designed the Eifel 
tower.
The force coming off say an ele, is always at right angles to the ele, 
regardless
of the angle the wind.   Its all well documented.
 
Jim   VE7RF