User's Manual

FT-512 Trailblazer Installation and User Manual version 1.08 32
The total torque at the pole is the sum of the dipole and reflector torque: Ttotal =
Tdp +Tref = Fdp x 9.5" + Fref x 5.5" = 39.9 + 94.6 = 134.5 in-lbs or 11.2 ft-lbs at
the pole.
Measurements show the bracket holding torque to be 26 ft-lbs with the bracket nut
tightened to 30 in-lbs (hand tight on a wing nut), 50 ft-lbs with a nut torque of 55 in-
lbs and 70 ft-lbs with a nut torque of 75 in-lbs.
Follow up verification was performed by mounting a video camera to a mast pole
while the reflector and dipole were subjected to 80 MPH winds. Throughout the
test, no rotation or vibrations were observed, in either a head wind or a cross wind.