[TowerTalk] FW: New York state wind survival requirements for antennas

[maflukey at gmail.com]

I know the International Building Code which is adopted by a lot of
permitting jurisdictions has requirements for restraint of roof mounted
equipment that can potentially blow off at design wind speed and cause
injury or damage to others.   I am guessing that may apply to towers as
well....   Perhaps you might ask the jurisdiction to clarify if it is just a
restraint requirement since the wind load calculations for the antenna
mounting might well be able to comply, even if the antenna itself sustains
damage.

Good luck in your endeavor.

73
Matt
KM5VI

> NY state and possibly the whole US. A local building inspector is 
> telling me that just like with towers, NY requires any antenna mounted 
> on a tower to be able to withstand a 3-second wind gust at 115 mph, 
> but I know that can't be right.