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Old July 22nd 06, 12:33 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore Cecil Moore is offline
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Default Aluminum tubing for vertical antenna

Hank Zoeller wrote:
Cool! Does it calculate the size to use based on expected wind speed?


As I remember, you give them the wind speed and they give you
back the specifications. They ran the program for me while I
was standing there in the lobby wondering what size to buy.
I requested a self-supporting 33 ft monopole rated at 75 mph
but changed my mind when I found out what that required -
more than double the cost of a guyed monopole. Also building
it out of six foot sections instead of 12 foot sections reduced
the cost considerably. ME's probably understand why but, as a
EE, I was surprised.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp