Sorry for the delay in posting this response, but I just got home from
the greatest hamfest in the world--Friedrichshafen, Germany. If you
ever get the chance, don't miss it....ham radio is alive and well in
Europe! My homecoming was somewhat less fun however, as I had lost one
of my towers to a microburst/tree limb falling/broken guy wire routine.
Contrary to what George K3GP wrote:
>The position of the failed tower structure and the antennas on the
>ground are consistent with the conventional wisdom that a failing
>guyed tower will fall within 50% or less of it's height.
It didn't happen this way at my qth. The 90 feet of Rohn 25 with
205BA/155BA/4 el 10m/G7 was layed out straight for the full length of
the tower. Two-thirds of the 90 feet in my yard, and the other third
with all destroyed antennas in the neighbors yard. Not a pretty
picture. Don't believe the 50% conventional wisdom.
73 de Rick, N6CR in HOTlanta, GA.
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