[TowerTalk] Rohn 45 Wind Load Capability

Phil Camera kb9cry at comcast.net
Mon Aug 1 15:51:17 EDT 2005


Round member antennas are sat dishes.  Yagis, etc are Flat member antennas.  You should see those rating also.  Phil  KB9CRY

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> Looking at the guying sheets for Rohn 45, 70 mph wind, and 70' tower, I 
> think I see the load capability is about 15 sq ft for "round member" 
> antennas. That seems like a pretty low capability, though all my previous 
> experience has been with self supporting towers. Am I reading the sheet 
> correctly? What approximate wind load can such an installation support if I 
> am reading the Rohn drawing in error? 
> 
> Bob W2WG 
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