Ladder Line and wind - RadioBanter

February 18th 05, 06:06 PM

Richard Clark

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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:11:05 -0500, "Jim Miller"
wrote:

Any concerns or recommendations?

Hi Jim,

The whipping action is due to vortex shedding - an imbalance of wind
pressure on each side which is oscillatory in nature. To cure it, the
simple resolution is to twist the line so that the face of the line
rotates every 12 to 18 inches.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

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