In a message dated 98-04-05 17:09:42 EDT, you write:
> > Yes, but your county (Monroe County, FL) is rated at 120 MPH. Why
would
> > you build anything guaranteed to be sub-standard? Do I have your county
> wrong?
> > Even if the county rating is (only?) 100 MPH, you're still violating the
> LXC
> > Prime Directive.
> >
>
> Yep, it's Glades County. Monroe County is strictly a mailing address
> these days.
QSL. It only confused me a little. Bottom line? 100 MPH is a helluva
dangerous wind velocity of anything. Under-building your tower system would be
a gross error.
>
> > Perhaps you should be doing your neighbors a favor by
> > making sure that your tower doesn't become part of the flying debris
> problem.
> > ("Storm Victim Impaled By Ham Radio Tower")
> >
> Come now, an imbedded tower may be buckled by high winds but it isn't
> going to to be torn loose from an 8000 lb base.
You KNOW that? Jeez, you don't know what the failure mode is going to be.
>
> [snip]
>
> > >
> > > A building inspector from one of the counties in this area gave me
tips
> > > on how to install my tower using his own 30 foot crank-up TV tower as
> an
> > > example. I quote: "I mixed up a few bags of Sakrete and threw them in
> > > the hole. When it set up I cranked her up and gave the tower a shake.
> > > She wobbled some so I added some guy wires a guy gave me. That did
the
> > > trick."
> >
>
> > Great - more 'hip-pocket engineering'.
>
> Hey, no fair! You snipped my one-line comment about being ahead of the
> game compared to the above--without inserting SNIP.
> It's sarcasm Steve, sarcasm.
>
I quoted the whole text relating to the building inspector.
Sarcasm? No kidding.
> Now some questions about the wind ratings. I'd like to know what they
> represent and who compiled them. Are they the expected highest average
> speed, highest expected gust, or what? And under what conditions? Are
> they under cyclonic conditions or strictly straight line winds.
> Obviously they don't include tornados or most of the country would have
> to be in 200 mph+ zone. Lastly, and this is important, what kind of
> miles are those? Are they statute or nautical miles per hour?
>
I'm not an engineer or wind force expert - I'm a professional tower guy.
I only quote the established procedures and specs - I didn't formulate them.
But it doesn't matter what the conditions are. The spec is the spec and
that's what you build to with NO SHORTCUTS.
73, Steve K7LXC
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