Typical antenna survival ratings are way less - 402CD, 80mph -- 34XA,
100mph. Even if the tower is good for 130mph, the real hazard could well be
the shrapnel from disintegrating antennas blowing around the neighborhood.
That stuff blows all over while towers fall generally in one piece close to
home. Apparently, the planning folks don't worry about that.
You could easily get skewered, a block away, by a section of trombone from
a blown Steppir (100mph rating)....
73, Don N7EF
On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>
wrote:
> This smells more like the town officials just don't want
> towers, so they put impossible impediments into the
> process.
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Wilson <infomet@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Since we have trees fall all the time, and they are not permitted, why
> not
> > just say that if the fall circle of the tower is clear of habitation then
> > the tower needs no permit.
> > I think the regulators are running away with this. Who cares if a 30’
> > tower falls?
> > And everyone who has seen a 139m/hr gust please raise your hands.
> > And if 139mi/hr winds do come, there will be a lot more to worry about
> > than ham towers!
> > A falling traffic light is far more “dangerous”.
> > Wilson
> > W4BOH
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