[TowerTalk] Wind Load Calculation

[Robert Shohet]

As most of you already know (but may have forgotten), the wind load of a
plastic owl is LOWEST, when it is facing True North, at High Noon, and being
attacked by Wasps.

73
Bob KQ2M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ChetMoore" <ChetMoore at cox.net>
To: "Eugene Jensen" <eugenejensen at nyc.rr.com>; <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wind Load Calculation


> geo888 at cs.com  says its not whether the owl is eastern or western but you
> must take the square root of the wingspan !
>
> chet  n6zo
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eugene Jensen" <eugenejensen at nyc.rr.com>
> To: <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 10:58 PM
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Wind Load Calculation
>
>
> > Also, it depends whether or not the tower is struck by lightening as
that
> > will change the composition of the owl!  Gene K2QWD
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of kk9a at arrl.net
> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 10:32 PM
> > To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Wind Load Calculation
> >
> >
> > You'll have to check the archives.  I believe geo888 at cs.com posted that
> > the
> > windload is less if the owl is facing true north on a 190 foot
> > freestanding
> > Rohn 25 tower.
> >
> >
> > From: Jim Idelson <k1ir at designet.com>
> > Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:49:25 -0500
> >
> > How do you calculate the wind load of a plastic owl?
> >
> > Jim Idelson K1IR