[TowerTalk] New tower

[Larry Loen]

Buy Steve's book.  It will pay for itself many times over.  Mistakes in
this area are expensive and even with the book, you'll make some.

But, you'll make fewer and cheaper mistakes if you read the book.  It will
also be a much safer installation as well.


Larry Wo0Z

On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 9:29 AM, <K7LXC at aol.com> wrote:

> >  However, I've changed my mind and am going to put up a M2  40M3FS @ 17.5
> SQ FT,
> and the 30M3 @ 10 SQ FT.
>
>
> >  I consider that to be a heap of SQ FT on one tower, which  I'd like to
> be 70 to
> 80 feet tall.
>
> >  So, what kind of tower should I be looking at that would  safely carry
> that load.
>
> >  I'm in a wind speed zone of 70 mph, but we've seen higher  speed gusts.
>
>     Okay. 70 MPH is the minimum windspeed for towers  per the TIA 222 but
> if you want to build your installation to a higher  parameter, knock
> yourself
> out.
>
>     I would suggest getting a copy of my UP THE TOWER -  The Complete Guide
> To Tower Construction - which covers everything you need to  know and is
> particularly good for helping make this kind of decision. Available  from
> www.championradio.com
>
>     Guyed or free-standing? Do you have a copy of the  Rohn catalog? It
> gives lots of information for their towers which will allow you  to make
> some
> inferences for towers by other manufacturers.
>
>     Your decision will be based on lots of different  factors - safety
> margin, budget, tower footprint available, spousal approval,  etc. And of
> course
> TT is a great asset.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
> and
> Champion Radio Products
> Cell: 206-890-4188
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