[TowerTalk] LM-354HD 130 MPH Wind Load

[Dave Hachadorian]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Huf W4ZE" <ted at w4ze.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 11:32 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] LM-354HD 130 MPH Wind Load


>I am planning on moving my LM-354HD SP (motorized) tower to 
>Florida where
> the city has a 130 MPH 3 second gust wind load building 
> code.  I know that
> the specs for the tower are 85 MPH 3 second per EIA RS 222 
> rev G with 52 sq
> ft projected area.  I have spoken to the building 
> department and if I can
> show that it will meet the requirement retracted, they 
> will issue the
> permit.  Can anyone comment on the wind load if the tower 
> were retracted to
> 21 feet?  Any thoughts on how to get it certified to that?
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Karl Tashjian should be able to do that for you. From what 
I've seen, his fees are reasonable (~$200). Maybe he has 
already done that analysis, and it will cost even less.
http://www.tashtowers.com/contact.html

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ