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[Towertalk] Re: Any glaring discrepancies? -- Summary

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Subject: [Towertalk] Re: Any glaring discrepancies? -- Summary
From: wy6k@yahoo.com (WYsixK)
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:40:38 -0700 (PDT)
Unless you want to leave yourself the option of adding more antennas
later!  At least at my place, this is a common occurance.

Michael
--- K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/15/02 11:19:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> blueis@sprintmail.com writes:
> 
> > 4.  I still plan to use a 20' mast.  Since I do not want to do this
> project
> >  twice, I am going to use a 20' chromalloy mast.  The A3WS will sit
> at the
> >  top of the mast.  This will provide approximately 13' or 14' of
> vertical
> >  separation.
> 
>     In this case, a chromoly mast IMO is mostly a waste of money.
> Yes, you 
> need an adequate mast but it'll be almost double the price of a SAE
> 1026 or 
> 1027 carbon alloy steel tubing. 
> 
>     Your load is reasonably small and your windspeed low (Cumberland
> county 
> is 70 MPH - the lowest rating they give) so, while I don't discourage
> anyone 
> from over-engineering something, I wouldn't spend the additional
> money since 
> there's no benefit from it. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> TOWER TECH 
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