[TowerTalk] 25G vs 45G

[wa4dou@juno.com]

Hi Marty,
  Both responses, via TT, that you received, offer good advice. The
"blurb" about the  extra 8 sq. ft. of rateing was buryed in the fine
print and i didn't see it until after i had purchased my 25G sections.
Like you, i came to the conclusion that 25G and 45G just weren't all that
far apart in their rateings., especially at 110 mph. WRONG! Really, when
you stop to consider the differential in cost, 45 just isn't very much
more expensive, considering that the cost of the tower sections is not a
big percentage of the total tower cost, when finished. Alas, after 38
years of lusting after the idea of having a tower, i am thankful to have
mine, even if its 25G. GL es 73, Roy WA4DOU
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:52:16 EDT TheMardster@cs.com writes:
> 
> I am getting ready to put up my first "real" tower. I am trying to 
> decide 
> between Rohn 25G and 45G. On the Rohn website, the windload specs 
> for 25 and 
> 45 are virtually the same at 80 feet. Is this true? How can this be 
> correct?
> 
> I will be putting up a KT-34XA on top with various VHF antennas. 
> There will 
> also be a 40m-10m rotatable dipole at 60 feet or so. Later I would 
> like to go 
> with a Force-12 C31 on top and replace the dipole with the KLM. I 
> think I 
> should be able to get by with 25G. (70MPH zone)
> 
> Any help will be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marty, N9SE
> 
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