[TowerTalk] Am I asking for trouble? - tower loading

[Kelly Taylor]

Hi,

I'd say the answer to your question is yes, particularly in light of Jim's
comments.

Instead of a crankup and wind speed meter, why not a freestanding that meets
all of your requirements?

I'm sure that between AN-Wireless and Trylon, there's a tower for you.

73, kelly
ve4xt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
To: "jknodel M Knodel" <jknodel at msn.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Am I asking for trouble? - tower loading


> At 10:57 AM 10/15/2006, jknodel M Knodel wrote:
> >I would like to get everyone's opinion on this -
> >
> >I am planning on installing a US Towers crankup tower. These towers are
> >rated for windloads at 50mph and 70mph. I want to stack 2 beams on the
> >tower. These 2 antennas would exceed the tower's windload rating at 70mph
> >but would be well within the rating for 50mph. I plan to install a wind
> >speed meter and deligently crank down the tower every time the wind
exceeds
> >50mph.
> >
> >I cannot install a guyed tower at this location so this is my only
option.
> >The crankup with these antennas and cranking it down in winds over 50mph
is
> >my plan. Am I asking for trouble in doing this?? Thanks.
>
> You've asked the classic risk acceptance question...
>
> What happens if the tower fails?  Death, destruction, disaster?  Or
> just minimal financial loss from broken parts?
>
> Somewhere down the road, diligent as you may be, you might not be
> able to crank it down (maybe you're sick in bed, maybe the power
> fails, maybe the tower gets stuck, and you're not about to go out in
> the rain and storm to fix it). stuff happens.
>
>
> So, you look at what are the consequences of a worst case scenario, a
> normal scenario, and a best case scenario, and decide, for yourself,
> what you're willing to accept.
>
> If there's a regulatory agency involved (e.g. city ordinances), your
> risk policy may be determined by "the rules".
>
>
> Jim.
>
>
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