[TowerTalk] Class 2 and Class 7 Poles

[Gene Smar]

Alan:

     CHeck out the TT archives for the phrase wood pole.  There were several
discussions on this topic about three or so years ago.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan AB2OS" <ab2os at att.net>
To: "towertalk reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Class 2 and Class 7 Poles


> How practical is it to use a 50' (or 60', if available)
> utility/telephone pole as a support for something like a 3-el. SteppIR?
> And how would the installed cost compare with a typical steel tower of
> the same height?
>
> Alan AB2OS
>
>
> On 05/17/04 02:10 pm Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 put fingers to
> keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace:
>
> > According to -The American Elecricians' Handbook-, the standards are
> > from ANSI, and the 10 classes are classified by the circumference at
> > the top and at a point 6 feet from the butt.
> >
> > Class 2 is 25 inches minimum top circumference, and the figure for 6
> > feet from the butt is dependent on the type of wood and the overall
length.
> > Class 7 is 15 inches at the top, and 29.5 toward the butt for
> > Creosoted Southern Pine, 50 feet long.
>
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