So all this time, we've been building as tall as local law will allow,
and we're shorting ourselves? The inches...the precious inches!
Mike N1TA
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] When is a 100' tower only 97' tall?
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Wed, August 08, 2012 12:01 pm
To: towertalk@contesting.com
The top flat sections are only 8 ft tall if my memory serves me. So you
might be down to 95 ft HI!
Mike W0MU
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
On 8/8/2012 9:40 AM, Chris wrote:
> I think this calls for a class action lawsuit! LOL!
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> On Aug 8, 2012, at 9:31 AM, Cqtestk4xs@aol.com wrote:
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>> Been that way for years, Rohn 20 is the same. Rohn 45 and 55 is longer
>> and gives you a true 10 ft. On the other hand the DX station will never be
>> able to tell the difference between a 66 footer and a 68 footer.
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>> In a message dated 8/8/2012 3:25:39 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
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>> effective height of a 10' section is only 9' 8.5". While not significant
>> for one section, it quickly adds up on a tall tower.
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