[TowerTalk] T2X in 25G

K7LXC@aol.com K7LXC@aol.com
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 03:16:58 EDT


In a message dated 99-10-05 21:43:14 EDT, K4LM@worldnet.att.net writes:

> BTW, for the guy in NC who has 75 feet of 25G guyed every 25 feet.  You
>  can put almost anything you want on it.  Rohn specs are at least 2:1
>  safety factory, probably 2.5:1.  

     Do you know this for a fact? Are you an engineer and have verified it? 
Yes, there is some engineering overhead (safety factor) built in to all 
towers but it's not that high. Plus it doesn't take much of a windspeed 
increase to eat up that overhead. Your comment represents "hip-pocket 
engineering" and is not good advice. 

>  Don't limit yourself to a 2 element beam, there are much better antennas
>  out there.
  
       After taking into account tower capacity, county windspeed and budget. 

Cheers,    Steve   K7LXC
Tower Tech

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