"Rod Maupin" wrote in message
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I have never purchased a rotator before and I have one question.

You look at the specs for a given rotator, and it says that it will handle
say up to 10 square feet wind load area. You then look at the antenna
specs, and if the Wind Surface Area for it is less than 10 square feet,
then you have a match? Is this correct?

Thanks for the help.

Rod KI7CQ


Keep in mind that the 10 sq. foot rating is for a mast with a thrust
bearing, or for an antenna installed a few inches above the rotor. Put a 10
foot mast on top of the rotor (w/o thrust bearing), and the rating becomes
something like 1 - 2 sq. ft. Check out the Yaesu rotors. At the 10 sq. ft.
level, the price is not much more than 1/2 that of the Hygain.

Tam/WB2TT