I wouldn't be surprised. But the deviation from a pure column is probably
unimportant below 90 mph or so, because the tower is quite underloaded and the
first 50 feet of it is shielded from prevailing wind by thick woods.
73, Pete
At 04:37 PM 8/29/2006, you wrote:
>> Oh by the way, I very much doubt my 97 foot tower is straight within a
>> degree, and I don't know where true North is within 5 degrees, even.
>> Honestly, the things some hams get spun up about!
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>
>Dunno, but this seems like something you ought to know. I think 1 degree
>vertical error would put the top of your 97' tower about 1.7' out of
>plumb.
>
>73,
>
>geo - n4ua
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