Is it out n the open, or next to the house ? I do not see 30ft being much
of anything to really worry about up or down. Put a tribander on it with a
20ft boom, tilt it over, and where does that put the tower ?
Randy
On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 8:27 PM David Gilbert <ab7echo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I wonder if the survival odds are that much better for a laid over
> tower. Depending upon the direction of the wind, I'm picturing a 30
> foot lever arm with the surface area of the antenna helping to generate
> a lot of torque, creating a turnstile effect on the tower base. Some
> tower designs are stronger in bending than they are in twisting ...
> don't know about yours.
>
> Just a thought ...
>
> 73,
> Dave AB7E
>
>
>
>
> On 4/9/2021 4:00 PM, Lewis Horn wrote:
> > I just picked up a 30ft (3 section) Amerite tower from an SK. It came
> with
> > 2 bases, a solid one, and a hinged one). Is it possible to make this a
> self
> > supporting tower, preferably with a tilt over section? I would like the
> > ability to lay the tower down whenever we have a hurricane watch, as I
> am in
> > S. FL. The tower is about 3 years old with all of the labels still on
> it,
> > so it is in excellent condition. Also I would like to put a 2 bander
> > antenna on it with a rotor (it has the rotor shelf with it). Any ideas
> are
> > welcome.
> >
>
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Randy Lake N1KWF
73 Gunn Rd.
Keene,NH
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