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[TowerTalk] Did I do something stupid?

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Did I do something stupid?
From: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:01:02 EST
In a message dated 99-02-22 09:23:12 EST, nelson@crynwr.com writes:

> I have a house bracket at about 16'.  It's screwed into three studs
>  with 4" lag bolts through about an inch of siding.
>  
>  No guys.
>  
>  Typical wind speed gusts to 40 MPH.  I have a 12' beam with 30 4"
>  diameter directors on a 1" pole.  It's on a 12" mast (which I've been
>  told is too short).
>  
>  Did I mention that I have no guys?  And no obvious place to run them
>  to, since the lot is narrow?

       What is the tower face width? What kind of legs and size? Are the lag
bolts simply screwed into the studs? What's the windload of your antenna(s)?

Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC

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