would like to know what is the best base and are there wires you need for it not to whip in the wind
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I just put mast in ground about 3 foot deep and added a little cement to make it sturdy. It is best to use some guy wire to make it safe during strong winds. The wire does not come with the mast but it is easy to get.
71644
The instructions clearly recommend using soil anchors (available on Amazon). When properly installed, the structure will withstand storm winds (mine went through Sandy on the Jersey shore with no problems except occasional slight lifting of an inch or two in one corner.)
993456
Not sure what the wind bars are. If you provide a picture, I may be able to assist.
727605
Hook up your coax to your antenna and seal around with heat shrink tubing or that new seal tape that is out..Ground pole two foot in ground with ground rod if you can with a 8 foot rebar.If no Copper rod is available.If you can not go down that far due to rocks or bolder under ground. I put in a 5 ft copper rod than tied in a #4 grounding wire 5ft out at a foot deep pointing away from the house due to I had a huge bolder under ground. Hope you can go straight down. Use a electric hammer from a tool rental place or a friends. Will make life a lot easier.Antenna grounds to metal of pole.Does not need to be grounded for this antenna..Mine has been fine for months. Take your time and do it right the first time. If you can get the base of antenna up minumum 20'. 40' would be ideal.Remember to guy line tie your pole 20' and above.Use a proper antenna mast. I have a telescoping mast from channel master. Check Amazon. Cheap poles will cause havoc if you have bad weather.Do not over tighten your radials "ground plane" or antenna pierces. Snug with lock washers.No lock tight.If you are afraid they will come loose than tape around connected antennas.Well good luck. Ham operator. 73s
1629425
It has several tie down cords for the corners and grounding stakes. I have had mine in 20-30 mph wind gust with no real problems.
804279
It has to be anchored to something, preferably concrete. They provided some heavy duty anchors that worked great. I sunk a 4 inch concrete base in the ground and attached the lamp. The whole thing is really lightweight and wind should cut around it. We get some pretty bad storms and I think it should hold up. So far this winter we have had several blizzards and 50mph winds with no problem
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I had no issues installing mine at all. The only concern you may deal with is if yours is outside like mine. I put mine up attached to a metal gazebo on my deck. I was able to attach the knobs at the bottom to my deck so it doesn't blow around in the wind. The "crank" is a cord with little plastic knobs that hangs down about 3 feet. Again if outside it will blow around from the wind. I was able the devise a way to anchor mine. At times we leave ours down for days at a time. Does a great job at blocking out the sun. All in all it has worked out perfect for us. Good luck.
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you will need a pole to get it up into the wind,and a battery bank. the turbine has the controller with it and wire to get it up 20-30 ft. it also has a breaking system built into the controller. good system.been working real good for me. good luck, hope this helps... Dave
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We wired it to an angled pole that clamps to our deck railing. We used wire, because it is windy as the dickens where we live. It could hang from pretty much any kind of pole, and probably a tree branch, though we didn't try that.
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Wind is going to be factor of how well you stake out the tent. If you are going to be in a lot of rain, you'll want to use the little ropes included to pull the fly away from the tent so water drains off. I recommend getting some MSR stakes as those are much hardier compared to the cheap ones included with the tent.
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Hi we live in Portland Tx, Spring and Summer can be very windy here, 3 corners are anchored to the house and one on Post cemented and then anchor to a tree otherwise the post will bend, hardware used ( steel cable, turnbuckles, anchor mounts) bought at lowes... Haven"t had any issues so far, great shade cover.
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I didn't order anything but the generator. I have watch this one in 60 MPH winds. It loves it. I regulate my unit to start slowing down in around 40 MPH winds and add real heavy load at 50 MPH ( NOT SHORTED leads) 3000 watts of light bulbs. I used a standard American TV tower from Amerit , Ohio. I built a Hazer that travels up and down the out side of tower . Yes I drop the guy wires as it comes down. So far it works nice, and I can do it by my self. 2 things to think about. The generator is real nice. It was Gudcraft and now the new Company in their town that sells them. I would never buy anything else from them. #2 the fact they have NO replacement parts. If the blades should break, you are SOL.
1620751
Just make sure you anchor that baby down really well.. It can handle even 35 -40 mph winds!!!!
2029735
I doubt the wind would be a factor if you use the spike at the bottom. My problem is mine only worked for a couple of weeks.
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You can anchor it to the ground. It stands up well to wind. Mine blows closed in high wind if I leave it up. I've had several of these things I use to park my motorcycle under each day. This one is the best so far. Very well made.I see that others are saying it doesn't do well in wind. I guess it depends on how much wind. Also, there are hols in the plate the internal support sections fasten into, and those holes are for anchoring to the ground...or whatever.
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There is a draw string sewn into the hem around the bottom (floor) that you can pull tight and secure that way. I would also us a bungee cord around the whole thing at the center for extra protection when severe winds are expected. There are no loops sown in to attach to ground stakes, etc. it's a good heavy product which I would buy again. Good luck, CTG
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It isn't very sturdy... Does wave in the wind. You need some heavy pavers to secure the base as well.