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DX Engineering Free Mast Load Estimator Tool

While you’re checking out the newly designed website at DXEngineering.com, you’ll discover that DX Engineering is about more than carrying the latest and greatest gear for amateur radio operators. Our team is here to help make your projects a success. That’s why we put together our Mast Load Estimator, a free tool that helps users select the right size DX Engineering tower mast for antenna wind loads. You’ll find it on the home page under “DX Engineering Exclusives.”

Click here to take a look at the estimator and give it a try. A link to an HF Antenna Wind Load Reference Chart is included. 

Plus, you’ll find everything you need for your antenna-building projects at DXEngineering.com, including:

  • Boom Tubing Kits
  • Heavy-Duty 4130 Chromoly Steel Masts
  • Genius Clamps
  • Guy Lines
  • Guy Rings
  • Guy Line Galvanized Turnbuckles
  • HF Antenna Mounting Heavy-Duty Pivot Bases
  • Aluminum Tubing
  • Deburring Tools
  • Hairpin-Style Driven Element Matching Kits
  • Insulated Boom-to-Element Brackets
  • Mounting Plates
  • Boom-to-Element Plates
  • U-Bolt Saddle Clamps
  • V-Bolt Saddle Clamps
  • Super-Duty Saddle Clamps
  • Resin Support Block Clamps

Important Note About the Mast Load Estimator

The Mast Load Estimator only provides rough estimates of load tolerances with regard to DX Engineering’s Masts. YOUR ACTUAL CONFIGURATION, LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS MUST BE REVIEWED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER BEFORE INSTALLATION.

DX ENGINEERING MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS OF THIS CALCULATOR, AND DX ENGINEERING DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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