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[TowerTalk] Winch For Crank-Up & Tilt Over

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Winch For Crank-Up & Tilt Over
From: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:56:37 EDT
In a message dated 98-10-07 14:26:57 EDT, donald.s.tucker@exgate.tek.com
writes:

<< Question 2.  I have a 2 inch 6061-T6 1/4 wall 24 foot piece of tubing which
 I acquired to use as a mast in the above tower.  Want to mount my TH7DXX, my
 KLM 40M monopole, and a 12 ele 2M beam. My intention was to place a plate
 with a bearing where the original rotator goes, and put a new rotator plate
 further down the tower, to take any stress off the rotator.  My concern is
 how much mast I could (should) leave out with the antennas noted and if I
 could sneak in a  small 12/17M beam. >>

       The 6061-T6 is NOT suitable for your proposed set-up. The windspeed
spec for Washington county is 80 MPH. The 6061-T6 is only 35,000 psi yield
strength (I don't have my Mast, Antenna and Rotator Calculator Program so I
can't give you an idea of the exact bending moment of the proposed array.) but
you're probably in the 50-60,000 psi range.

       TO DETERMINE ANY COUNTY WINDSPEED, go to http://www.championradio.com
and look in our Tech Notes for TIA-222 windspeed ratings.

       TO DETERMINE ANY ANTENNA/MAST LOAD & SELECTION, go to the same web site
for the MARC Program details. It's a ten dollar product that will help you
make a mast decision. 

Cheers,  Steve    K7LXC
Champion Radio Products

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