[TowerTalk] Is A Tower Weaker in Some Directions?

[Marsh Stewart]

N6SJ Steve has offered the best advice below.

In my experience Remigio is quick to reply to questions via e-mail.

rfernandez at ustower.com
Remigio Fernandez-Garcia
Civil Engineer
US Tower Corp.
1099 West Ropes Ave.
Woodlake, CA 93286
559-564-6000 ext. 130

Marsh, KA5M

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve
Jones
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 10:44 PM
To: john at kk9a.com; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Is A Tower Weaker in Some Directions?

Norm-

There should be no difference.  If you want to discuss the tower design,
call Remigio Fernandez at US Tower.  He's the engineer whose name is on the
PE wet-stamp structural drawings.

Orient the base plate toward  your best direction to tilt over the tower.

73,

Steve
N6SJ


-----Original Message-----
From: Cox, Norman R.
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 4:41 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Is A Tower Weaker in Some Directions?

Dear Group:

    I just joined Tower Talk -- I've read through the last 5 years of
archives and have certainly learned a lot I did not know.  What a resource!
I have a question:

    I have just ordered a US Towers HDX-555 tower. At my QTH, I have the
option of orienting the base plate in any direction I want to.  My question
is:  Are these 3-legged towers weaker (or stronger) in some directions than
others?  (I am not a structural engineer.)  The reason I ask is that most of
the violent storms that hit here usually come from the same direction.  Will
orienting the base plate in a certain direction make it any less vulnerable?

Thanks!
Norm
KE0ZT