[Towertalk] ma550

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/2/02 9:24:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ve7yc@shaw.ca 
writes:

> Now this 
>  is the 55 foot US Tower that I wouldn't put up over 40 feet. The joints 
>  between sections has about a 1/4 inch slop.Or  1/2 inch total.This let the 
>  top section wave around like a tree branch. any one have this trouble or 
as 
>  is it just my luck again??

    They're all like that. If the tolerances were any closer, you'd have 
trouble getting it up and down. 

    This is an engineered structure and does a great job for what it is - a 
bunch of pipes stuck together. Yes - it moves in the wind but it's designed 
for that. Don't worry about it.

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services