[TowerTalk] World's toughest fixes - 2000' tower

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

I am near some 2000 foot towers.  According to the engineer
who built them, they basically don't move at all at the top.
He says he doesn't notice anything when the wind blows.

Rick N6RK

jimlux wrote:
> Martin Ewing wrote:
>> Inquiring minds want to know: why is 2000 ft scarier than 20 ft?  More
>> time to think on the way down?
>>
>> Morbid humor, I know, but it's something I consider when I feel a need
>> to climb my 20 ft roof mount. ;-)
>>
>> 7
> 
> THe top of a tall mast moves around a LOT more in the wind than a 
> shorter one.
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