[TowerTalk] Cushcraft A3WS with 30 meters

Elliott Lawrence wa6tla at roadrunner.com
Thu May 5 23:16:09 EDT 2016


In California, 33’ 2” / 2 turns out to be 16’ 7”.  Maybe it’s less the further east you go!
Elliott WA6TLA

On May 5, 2016, at 6:20 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:

> 
> According to the A3WS manual, the turning radius of the base antenna
> is 14' 4".
> 
> The 30 meter extension (A103) manual says the driven element of the
> modified antenna becomes 33' 2" long.  Since 33' 2" /2 is less than
> 14' 4" the A3WS with 30 meters has the same turning radius as the
> unmodified antenna.
> 
> 73,
> 
>   ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> On 5/5/2016 7:52 PM, Bill via TowerTalk wrote:
>> 
>> Quick question...
>> 
>> I know the turning radius for a Cushcraft A3WS WARC beam, but can not find any info for the turning radius of the antenna with the 30 meter add on element installed..
>> 
>> Anybody have that info?
>> 
>> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
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