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Subject: [TowerTalk] Antennas on a crank-up
From: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:14:51 -0400
First of all, Mitch, is that 100 foot aluminum crankup
rated for that kind of a load?  Not just in total square
footage, but also the additional stress put on the top
section by eight feet of mast and another large antenna?

Personally, I prefer steel crank-ups, as the aluminum *will*
fatigue over time from bending back and forth absorbing the
wind loads placed on it.

73, J.P. W2XX
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