I am installing several Rohn towers and want to stack antennas on the towers. Being a "good" amateur engineer, I intend to follow the specs in the Rohn catalog. My question is about the allowable pro
towers. out If you read Note 4 in the General Notes, you'll see that Rohn has already deducted 8.0 sq.ft. for a symmetrical commercial antenna mount. It's my understanding that if you take the 12.3 a
towers. Being a "good" amateur engineer, I intend to follow the specs in the Rohn catalog. My question is about the allowable projected area that is called out by Rohn. For example, if I were to put
Figuring Ultimate Tower Load I recall being told that the limiting factor in (Rohn) tower specifications is the ultimate load bearing capacity of the bottom section. (I think this came from a Rohn sa
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Since I have addressed this before I will be brief: on a 190ft rohn 45 i have 2 5 ele 20m - 44 ft boom es 3 4 ele on 26 ft booms; on a rohn 25 180 ft i have 2 6 ele on
Two things: First, Bud, you live in one of the most benign wind spots in the country - the whole state is only 70 MPH, the lowest rating given. Second, you don't always get a ticket each time you spe
Two things: First, Bud, you live in one of the most benign wind spots in the country - the whole state is only 70 MPH, the lowest rating given. Second, you don't always get a ticket each time you spe
Why do I find that a scary proposition?! :( -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada Visit http://www.delphi.com/electronic/ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions:
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> last nite with gusts over 60mph... did cause the 3 ele 80m beam to slip a bit but fixed it this am... have had two tornados hit my qth causing a 2 ele klm beam to fold
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> hi ron, my rohn book is very old and gives about 4 different guy configurations for different wind loads... i use the the top rated one. i also use torque arms, very gu