[TowerTalk] Heights towers pre-1995 info wanted

[Bob Otto]

Hello Rick,

I'm afraid the question isn't as simple as you might think.  I owned a
Heights Aluminum tower -- just sold it in fact -- and have a new one
coming this month.  The problem with the question you asked is there
isn't enough data.  The wind load for the tower is based on a
combination of the height, and the exact combination of tower
sections you have. You can't compare it to someone else's data
accurately unless they have the exact same configuration.   I still
have the brochure that I received when I bought my first tower.  If
you will tell me the exact configuration you have, I'll see if I can
determine the wind load from the brochure.

73 from.......

Bob Otto
N8NGA@one.net
Cincinnati, Ohio

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Tuesday, December 05, 2000, 11:23:15 PM, you wrote:

RK> I have some older Heights tower sections and am looking for information on
RK> windloading, etc for them, similar to what is on the Heights web site for
RK> the current production sections.  I understand from Heights that the design
RK> was beefed up around 1995.  They said they would send me info on legacy
RK> sections but I never got it.  Anyone have an older Heights tower with docs?

RK> Rick Karlquist N6RK


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