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Try these guys http://www.valcom.ca/welcome.html they make antennas for
coastal coast guard shore stations and military ship antennas I had one of the 74 foot shore/vessal antennas it was a 74 feet high with a capasative cap and worked like a hot dam. Mind you I got mine free for the taking at a Canadian Coast Guard station that had replaced the antennas with something bigger. The Valcombs are used on board ships all over the world and on shore, I got mine where the wind was blowing on average about the same as what you have 90% of the time, a typical shore station locations. The one I had up weighed 700 lbs and required approx. 6 yard of cement and it never even as much as moved when the wind blew. Sold mine to an amateur in SD aka tornado alley and last I heard he lost his barn but the antenna surived without even as much as a scratch. Oh by the way it has a really low angle of radiation and worked fantastic for DX, best antenna I've ever used, next to a rombic on the Artic Circle, aka DEW LINE. 73...de ve7agw Al wrote in message oups.com... Hi, It seems that my location boasts 60 to 110 mph winds on a regular basis. I had put up a 1/4 wavelength 20m vertical with 1/8 wavelength radials elevated at 7 feet, with rope guys... and the wind blew it apart like so much tin foil! Does anyone know of a decent commercial design for less than $1000 for a free standing 30 to 40 foot support that can take this darn wind??? Thanks, The Eternal Squire |
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