[TowerTalk] Tower base

[Pete Smith]

I wouldn't be surprised.  But the deviation from a pure column is probably unimportant below 90 mph or so, because the tower is quite underloaded and the first 50 feet of it is shielded from prevailing wind by thick woods.

73, Pete

 At 04:37 PM 8/29/2006, you wrote:


>> Oh by the way, I very much doubt my 97 foot tower is straight within a
>> degree, and I don't know where true North is within 5 degrees, even.
>> Honestly, the things some hams get spun up about!
>> 
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>> 
>Dunno, but this seems like something you ought to know. I think 1 degree
>vertical error would put the top of your 97' tower about 1.7' out of
>plumb.
>
>73,
>
>geo - n4ua
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>This message is for the designated recipient only and may
>contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information.  
>If you have received it in error, please notify the sender
>immediately and delete the original.  Any unauthorized use of
>this email is prohibited.
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>[mf2]