[TowerTalk] US Towers and wind Loading Capacity

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/19/03 9:39:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
richard at karlquist.com writes:

> Where did those numbers come from?  AFAIK, the MA-550
>  barely survives 80 MPH with no antenna on top.  I see
>  no way you can do what you propose unless you crank
>  the tower down whenever you are off the air (and don't
>  get on the air when it is windy).
>  
    True. King County here is WA has an 85 MPH rating. The last MA tower I 
installed here was PE rated at a 25 pound load at that windspeed. Your rotator 
and mast will fit but no antennas. 

Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH