>>>Stan Griffiths said:
> I think you are totally correct in what you say, above, assuming you know
> that the antenna manufacturer's square foot rating was calculated as HyGain
> has just done, that is, Projected Area without regard to element shape.
> Some antenna companies REDUCE their area specifications with regard to
> element shape so I think there is risk of using this "area reducing" factor
> twice in the same installation . . . once for the antenna loads and once
> again for the tower ratings . . . this may result in a dangerously
> overloaded tower. What do you think?
>
Here's a quote from the notes at the bottom of the loading capacity charts on
the Rohn web site. Makes you wonder what questions some folks have asked!!
7. Maximum allowable "Load at Top" is either round or flat, not a sum of both
loads.
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