[TowerTalk] Need Help with 130MPH Spec & Crank-Up Tower

[Steve Jones]

Wayne-

Although my local EIA/TIA-222G wind spec is only 85 mph, I told my planning
department that the tower engineer recommended I lower the tower to full
nested position whenever the wind was predicted to exceed 50 mph.  They
bought that approach and I received my approval.  

I did not offer, and the planning dept. did not request, any data on the
antenna to be installed at the top.  My HDX-589 is rated at 90 mph with only
a 3 sq. foot wind load, ie. maybe a 2 meter Yagi with a 100' of coax.
Anything like a 10-12 sq. foot HF Yagi is way beyond its structural capacity
in high wind.  To survive 130 mph you'll need a custom crank-up or maybe one
of those huge LUSO towers.  Either will be extremely expensive.  And then
you'll need an extremely beefy Dave Leeson antenna design!  

Hopefully the lowering-in-high-wind angle will convince your planners.

73,

Steve
N6SJ

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wayne
Willenberg
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:46 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Need Help with 130MPH Spec & Crank-Up Tower

I live in a coastal area in the south-east.  I would like to put up a
crank-up tower on my 5 acre lot.  However, the county planning department
requires the tower be designed to meet TIA/EIA-222 for a 3-second wind gust
of 130MPH.


I recall seeing a discussion on this Reflector by others who had faced this
situation.  One person recommended a Tashjian tower because that company
would work with him in the design and getting the design approved by a
planning department.

I have searched for that post, but I have not been able to find it.  If you
are the person who made this recommendation, would you please let me know?


I would really appreciate hearing from anyone else who has successfully
dealt with getting a crank-up tower approved by a planning department with a
130MPH spec.


Thanks, Wayne KK6BT
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