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Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Mast Wind Loading

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Mast Wind Loading
From: "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 09:50:55 -0400
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Really? I never heard this rule of thumb before.

John KK9A

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Subject:        Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Mast Wind Loading
From:   "Ed Sawyer" <sawyered@earthlink.net>
Reply-to:       sawyered@earthlink.net
Date:   Wed, 6 Jul 2016 08:00:24 -0400




The usual rule of thumb is to have 50% of the length in the tower.  I have
10 ft of the 22 ft mast in the tower and the top antenna is 9 ft above the
tower.  The last 3 ft are for a truss.



Ed

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