In a message dated 11/3/2009 10:15:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> Ok hopefully this helps vs more confusion.?
QSL that.
> The difference between pipe and tube is simply in the way it is sized
That's one parameter but not even close to the real story. A whole
chapter of my Up The Tower book is devoted to masts. Like our own resident
PE, KR7X, said - you've got to look at the yield strength figure and pipe
(for the most part) doesn't have one.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
_www.championradio.com_ (http://www.championradio.com)
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