In a message dated 1/18/01 6:51:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, aa4lr@arrl.net
writes:
> Just because an exact installation isn't in the catalog doesn't mean it
> is impossible. If that's so, almost NONE of the uses of Rohn 20, 25,
> (35), 45, 55 are possible.
Huh? How do you figure that?
> There's only a extremely small percentage of
> installations that follow the catalog installations EXACTLY. (For one,
> almost NO ONE has perfectly level ground)
>
> I think it is good to exercise extreme caution when you run off the
> tables in the catalog -- using a PE seems cautious enough.
When "you run off the tables in the catalog" you're doing something the
manufacturer does not recommend. You will be violating the LXC Prime
Directive of "DOing what the manufacturer says" and your results are
virtually guaranteed to fail.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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