[TowerTalk] Can Any Tower Handle Cat 5+ Hurricane?

[Richard M. Gillingham]

Deep south Dade county..  Homestead/Princeton area..

Gil, W1RG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>
To: "Doug Rehman" <rehman at surveil.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Can Any Tower Handle Cat 5+ Hurricane?


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Rehman" <rehman at surveil.com>
>
>>I spent a month in the southern end of Dade County (now Miami-Dade County)
>> after Andrew hit (this was the "ground zero"). The only tower I remember
>> still standing was an approximately 150' guyed tower belonging to the
>> Water
>> Management District. I don't remember the manufacturer, but it was about 
>> a
>> 48" face with a ladder up the middle. It was star guyed (6 guys at each
>> level connected to heavy torque brackets). The loading consisted of 
>> around
>> 6
>> or 8 VHF and UHF antennas.
>>
>> Doug
>> K4DDR
>>
>>
>
> At least one big television broadcast tower came down during Hurricane
> Andrew. I think it was channel 6 which was located in western Dade
> county.
>
> Mike, W4EF...............................
>
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