Buy Steve's book. It will pay for itself many times over. Mistakes in
this area are expensive and even with the book, you'll make some.
But, you'll make fewer and cheaper mistakes if you read the book. It will
also be a much safer installation as well.
Larry Wo0Z
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 9:29 AM, <K7LXC@aol.com> wrote:
> > However, I've changed my mind and am going to put up a M2 40M3FS @ 17.5
> SQ FT,
> and the 30M3 @ 10 SQ FT.
>
>
> > I consider that to be a heap of SQ FT on one tower, which I'd like to
> be 70 to
> 80 feet tall.
>
> > So, what kind of tower should I be looking at that would safely carry
> that load.
>
> > I'm in a wind speed zone of 70 mph, but we've seen higher speed gusts.
>
> Okay. 70 MPH is the minimum windspeed for towers per the TIA 222 but
> if you want to build your installation to a higher parameter, knock
> yourself
> out.
>
> I would suggest getting a copy of my UP THE TOWER - The Complete Guide
> To Tower Construction - which covers everything you need to know and is
> particularly good for helping make this kind of decision. Available from
> www.championradio.com
>
> Guyed or free-standing? Do you have a copy of the Rohn catalog? It
> gives lots of information for their towers which will allow you to make
> some
> inferences for towers by other manufacturers.
>
> Your decision will be based on lots of different factors - safety
> margin, budget, tower footprint available, spousal approval, etc. And of
> course
> TT is a great asset.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
> and
> Champion Radio Products
> Cell: 206-890-4188
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