You can strike North Carolina off the rural list, the carpetbaggers have paved
over everything here:-)
73,
Joe W4WN
On May 3, 2013, at 10:15 PM, Gary Johnson <gwj@spamcop.net> wrote:
> Hello TT experts. I'm looking for guidance on how you estimate wind load
> capacity of a tower when multiple antennas are distributed at various
> elevations, in addition to top-mast mounting. Short of a full finite-element
> simulation, perhaps there are simple formulas or spreadsheets that might
> provide a rough estimate when selecting tower and antenna combinations. I
> haven't found much so far. Clearly, the Big Guns have worked all this out.
>
> This is for long-term planning and dreaming purposes. I live in a CC&R
> community, but hope to retire in a few years and move to a rural QTH, state
> T.B.D. Last time I had a tower I was a teenager! So for now, I save my
> money, read everything I can get my hands on, and give myself lots to look
> forward to. This TowerTalk group is a phenomenal collection of experts. Very
> impressive indeed, and I sure appreciate all the wisdom.
>
> 73,
> Gary, WB9JPS
> Livermore, CA
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