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Re: [TowerTalk] Max Unguyed Rohn 25 height to support dipole end

To: kb0fhp@comcast.net, <kdm@ctcn.net>, <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Max Unguyed Rohn 25 height to support dipole end
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:36:55 -0800
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At 03:59 PM 11/11/2006, D. Scott MacKenzie wrote:
> >From the 2004 Rohn Catalog, p 116, at 70 mph, the maximum freestanding
>height is 40 feet - with a 1.5 ft^2 loading - no ice.
>
>Scott


1.5 sq ft @ 70 mi/hr is 19 pounds..

If tension is 40 odd pounds (see previous mail with catenary 
calculation), you're probably a bit overloaded...




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