The side arm is made of welded aluminum and the top arm or stabilizer is PVC. Last check of the antenna the radials were tight and nothing in the near field that I can find is loose.
Hopefully this weekend we will be able to have a close look at everything and do some testing to determine where the problem may be. Thanks for the help. Tim KB2MFS --- In [email protected], Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tim and Janet wrote: > > This is a side mounted installation on a tower, Rohn 25. The first > > G7-220 antenna was damaged in the wind. The current one seems to get > > noisy at times and we suspect the antenna as the culprit. When we > > installed this one we also used a standoff to help stabilize the top > > of the antenna in the hopes that it wouldn't be bothered by storm > > winds. As soon as we get some time to take a closer look at the > > problem we will investigate the issues a little more to be sure the > > real problem is the antenna. > > Some questions: > > What is the Side Arm made from? > Are the ground radials tight? > Is there anything in the near field of the antenna that is loose? > http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/cracking.html > > Kevin >
