[TowerTalk] Opposing boom to mast plates?

[Chuck Dietz]

Well my masts are very heavy. Weight of the antennas is not a real factor.
And saying someone is not an engineer doesn’t help either.
I believe It is a fact that the wind forces on Yagi antennas pointing in
the same direction are transmitted to the mast in the exact same manner
regardless of which side of the mast they are clamped to. It is a fallacy
to think that they would exert force in the opposite directions and cancel.

Chuck W5PR

On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 4:03 PM <k7lxc at aol.com> wrote:

> >  They were minimizing eccentric loads off the vertical centerline by
> putting one on either side. It won't do anything for reducing turning
> torque or wind loading, of course.
>
>     Looks like you're not a Professional Engineer.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve      K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
>