[TowerTalk] RE: One Man Tower-LRFD

[Rick Tavan]

No, it's a typo. I received the following from Steve Higbee KD6JDM of 
One Man Tower USA, the authorized US source:

"Please note:  the website is incorrect on the antenna area rating.  Should
be 5.7 SF.  Antenna area actually is irrelevant in the case of a One-Man
Tower, as you may stand on solid ground and quickly and easily lower a very
large array, even during a strong wind storm.  Our towers are unique in that
respect." 


I don't think he really meant "irrelevant" or "very large" either. These 
intriguing towers are not the easiest to evaluate. Any testimonials out 
there?

/Rick N6XI

Pete Smith wrote:

> I guess I inferred from the area number used and the resulting wind 
> speeds, that if you worked the problem backwards he's saying that 19 
> square feet are good to at least 100 mph (103 is the lowest speed 
> given in the table).  Is this correct?