The HDX-555 is a crank-up with no guys.
Thanks for all your suggestions.
73's
Norm Cox
KE0ZT
________________________________________
From: TowerTalk [towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] on behalf of Marsh Stewart
[marsh@ka5m.net]
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 3:43 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Is A Tower Weaker in Some Directions?
N6SJ Steve has offered the best advice below.
In my experience Remigio is quick to reply to questions via e-mail.
rfernandez@ustower.com
Remigio Fernandez-Garcia
Civil Engineer
US Tower Corp.
1099 West Ropes Ave.
Woodlake, CA 93286
559-564-6000 ext. 130
Marsh, KA5M
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve
Jones
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 10:44 PM
To: john@kk9a.com; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Is A Tower Weaker in Some Directions?
Norm-
There should be no difference. If you want to discuss the tower design,
call Remigio Fernandez at US Tower. He's the engineer whose name is on the
PE wet-stamp structural drawings.
Orient the base plate toward your best direction to tilt over the tower.
73,
Steve
N6SJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Cox, Norman R.
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 4:41 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Is A Tower Weaker in Some Directions?
Dear Group:
I just joined Tower Talk -- I've read through the last 5 years of
archives and have certainly learned a lot I did not know. What a resource!
I have a question:
I have just ordered a US Towers HDX-555 tower. At my QTH, I have the
option of orienting the base plate in any direction I want to. My question
is: Are these 3-legged towers weaker (or stronger) in some directions than
others? (I am not a structural engineer.) The reason I ask is that most of
the violent storms that hit here usually come from the same direction. Will
orienting the base plate in a certain direction make it any less vulnerable?
Thanks!
Norm
KE0ZT
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|