![]() 140 mph winds is really beyond what most people have experienced, and if there is sand in (he did mention high desert area) it will effectively sandblast everything. I also don't know that I wouldn't trust a fiberglass antenna in those cases, even one as good as a Gainmaster. If you take that option plan on doing a ton of strengthening as that model of antenna is not known for being the most stout antenna on the market, although several people built their own stronger versions. In those kinds of winds the antenna acts like a big lever hanging out putting essentially twisting forces onto the mast. I've seen incidents where the mast was the failure point, not the antenna. Also, make sure the mast is also strong enough to support the winds you are talking about. You can get one of those extra durable 5/8 wavelength antennas like the I-10k, although they usually say either 100 mph or 100+ mph winds. That being said, it is only a wire, so not to expensive to replace.įor local. Careful if you mount the wire between two trees, if the trees sway apart from each other the wire will break. They tend to be pretty durable, of only because they are both thin (aka aerodynamic) and have at least three tie off points for support. If DX is your goal I would stick with a horizontal wire antenna of some sort, such as a center fed dipole. What to you want to use the antenna for? Local? DX? ![]()
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