Thank you all for the excellent information and feedback. I believe I
will first try out a pair of phased verticals for 17 or 20 meters and
see where that gets me. (Not enough room on my little lot for decent
radial fields for a 4-square.)
If that doesn't do the trick, I'll consult a local PE before going
farther with plans for a tower installation.
Thanks & 73,
Jeff / KS4TL
> On 10/23/13 10:19 AM, Charlie Gallo wrote:
> > Jeff,
> > I'd talk to the PE from the beginning, and pose the questions you
just asked. He might actually have "better" ideas that you didn't think
of (which is why you pay him)
> >
> > Charlie
> > On 10/23/2013 Your Name wrote:
> >
> >> Any thoughts would be much appreciated. I might end up turning to a
> >> Professional Engineer for final planning, but I'd like to check to see
> >> if this is even remotely feasible before I incur that expense.
> >
>
> As a California PE (electrical branch, not civil or mechanical) I
> heartily endorse this advice, and not just out of self interest or trade
> enhancement. The *local* PE will have gone through a variety of
> situations in your area, and knows things off the top of his/her head
> that would take you several construction iterations (why did it do
> that?) to figure out. The PE will know what the local soil conditions
> are for structures like you're thinking of. And if it's not their area
> of specialization, or they don't have the background, then they *should*
> refer you to someone who does.
>
> I'm sure there are bozo engineers out there (at least the disciplinary
> filings would make it seem so), but I've never met one. Everyone I've
> ever worked with has been very upfront about "that's not my area of
> expertise, maybe you should talk to X"
>
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