[TowerTalk] Antenna advice needed

[Richard Thorne]

Bruce,

Check out JK Antennas  jkantennas.com  Look at the XR5 or the Navassa, 
among other models.

I have several on a 140' tower.  We had a major wind storm here 
Wednesday.  Peak winds of 80 mph, strong enough to tip over tractor 
trailers traveling on I-40.

The JK's just smiled at the wind, no damage what so ever.

Rich - N5ZC

On 3/15/2019 4:00 PM, Bruce Jungwirth wrote:
> I’m looking to replace a very old 3 element tribander. I’m looking at either KT34M2, or OptiBeam OB9-5. Both have similar gain and f/b figures. My question, does anyone have experience with these in cold, snowy, and sometimes ice covered conditions. The KT34 has a wind load of 4.5 sq ft, and the OptiBeam 7.8 sq ft probably due to the sq boom and full sized elements(36ft) vs 25ft on the KT34. The antenna will be mounted on a 9 ft quad pod tower on the garage roof, about 30 ft above ground, (can’t afford a real tower set up). Any information will be greatly appreciated.
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> Bruce  K0SON
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