[TowerTalk] Wind area for Rohn tower sections

[TexasRF at aol.com]

Clay, if you can find an old (maybe 20 years ago) Rohn catalog, they listed  
the section wind loads in pounds per lineal foot, based on 70mph wind. You can 
 convert those numbers into equivalent sq ft by dividing the per lineal foot  
number by 20.
 
For example, if 25G has a wind load of 7 pounds per lineal foot, then a  10ft 
section is 70 pounds and the equivalent area is 70/20 or 3.5 sq ft.
 
I no longer have an old Rohn catalog but surely someone does and can give  
you the numbers.
 
73,
Gerald ,K5GW
Texas Towers
 
In a message dated 7/12/2007 11:14:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
w7ce at curtiss.net writes:

I'm not  looking for the antenna wind area that the tower can support.  I'm  
looking for the maximum wind area of the 25G thorugh 65G tower sections  
themselves.

> Go here:
>
>  http://www.radiancorp.com/ROHNNET/rohnnet2001/catalog/html/gtowers.html
>
>
>  Click on the links for each tower model, then look at the guy details for  
> the height and county wind speed rating you are curious  about.
>
> Note that there are two numbers. one for round elements  and one for 
>  square.
>

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