[Towertalk] tower loading

[Kelly Johnson]

US Tower catalogs state the 50 MPH ratings.  If you buy the engineering specs
they give you windloading specs for 50 AND 70 mph.

K7LXC@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/2/02 5:34:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ve6wz@shaw.ca
> writes:
>
> > I have estimated the total windloading (14 sq ') of my antenna stack to be
> > less than the max. recommended by US tower...this is a good thing.
>
>     AT WHAT WINDSPEED? 50 MPH? In the US, the lowest rating is 70 MPH so
> according to the US Tower catalog NONE of them are rated correctly for ANY
> real application.
>
>     What's your local windspeed rating?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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