At 05:21 AM 3/5/03 -0800, dan bookwalter wrote:
>wait for a
> > moment with no wind, and voila.
>
>in my experience once you get above the tree line the
>wind NEVER stops... i was amazed the first time i
>worked on a 100+ footer it was really calm on the
>ground but around 70-80 ft it was 15-20mph
>constantly... just drop a light rope from the top and
>watch the arc down to just below the average tree line
>where it comes back into the tower...
>
>just my .02/experience...
I'm sure these things vary a lot, but in this area at dawn most mornings it
is dead calm. I have been up on my tower (only 97') under those
conditions, and it's quite wonderful. I agree, though, that there is
*usually* a tangible wind up top.
73, Pete N4ZR
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