[TowerTalk] fold over towers

W5LT W5LT at tx.rr.com
Fri Aug 31 19:06:53 EDT 2007


I am showing my age, Steve.  The RS stds became TIA standards quite some
time back, but old habits are hard to break. 

I was using it in reference to wind loadings, not structural design details.
The UBC wind load methodology results in somewhat higher loads than those of
the TIA-222 standard of the same vintage. 

I have all of the engineering design calculations that were used in the new
vintage Heights tower series, as well as the fold-over design mechanism that
I did for them, and I can assure you the thing meets the wind loads for a
70mph wind zone with significant margins.

The entire structure has been reviewed and stamped off by a reputable local
PE. 

 

73s

 

Bob. W5LT

 

From: K7LXC at aol.com [mailto:K7LXC at aol.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 12:28 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com; W5LT at tx.rr.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] fold over towers

 

In a message dated 8/31/2007 9:03:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  MY tower is rated at 35 sq ft projected antenna area in a
70mph wind zone. The entire tower and mechanism is designed according to the
UBC97 requirements, which are somewhat more severe than the more recent
versions of the RS-222 standard.

 

    What's the RS-222 standard? Do you mean the TIA-222 Tower Standard? It
doesn't include foldovers or aluminum towers.

 

Cheers,

Steve     K7LXC

TOWER TECH -

Professional tower services for hams

Cell: 206-890-4188

 

 

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