On 8 Feb 97, K7LXC@aol.com <K7LXC@aol.com> wrote:
> > Also, if you only use one pair
> >(1/2" & 7/8") cable going up one tower leg you can add an additional
> >15.6 sq ft of attchments. Those that sound reasonable?
>
> That's my interpretation as well.
>Steve - I don't think this is quite correct. The load of the coax is
>spread across the whole tower height. If you want to be precise, this
>is an integral calculus problem (long erased from my brain cells,
>hi). I would think the 15.6 sq ft would be approximately correct at
>the halfway point. How this relates to load at the top is unclear to
>me, and not addressed by Rohn in the book.
Hi, Barry --
What about my other statements? I was hoping that someone would be able
to address the more esoteric forces and calculations of the cable vis-a-vis
tower load. Not being an engineer I never knew the integral calculus to
forget it in the first place. I'm sure that there are some fluid dynamics
involved or section modulus or other things that I don't even know about.
Can anyone shed any light on this topic? Inquiring minds want to know.
73, Steve K7LXC
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