[TowerTalk] Stacking Antennas and Windloads

Gerald Boutin towertalk at infinichron.com
Fri Apr 6 14:11:46 EDT 2007


Thanks for all of the responses to my "dilemma" that I am having to endure
in moving to the East Coast.

I have an additional question. (Won't be the last time I say that.)

I would like to put up a C31XR tribander with a Mag240N 2 element 40 meter
yagi above it. The total tower windload is: 

C31XR:      10.7 SF
Mag240N:     6.8 SF
16 ft Mast:  1.6 SF for 2 inch or 2.4 SF for 3 inch
Rotator:     1   SF (approx)

Total load: 20 to 21 SF

Still deciding on height, but the desire is for either 80/87 feet or 90/97
feet. In either case in a 100 MPH environment, this load exceeds the
capacity of 45G and 55G.

A light just lit up in my head. What if I rotate the 240N by 90 degrees? Now
the cross section in parallel with the tribander elements is that of the
boom rather than 6.8 SF. ie) Assume average 3 inch boom by 24 feet =
3/12*24*0.67 = 4 SF.

I don't know the actual boom diameter, so it may be slightly smaller. Since
I am right on the edge, the reduction in 2.8 SF is a big deal to me. Is this
really legit, or am I tempting the wind gods?

--
Gerald Boutin, VE6WA 




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