That tower load caught my eye, too. I have an HDBX tower, and I was only able
to get the City's tower permit by staying within the Rohn published load
limits. So I went with a 2-element tri-band quad antenna, which only had a boom
length of 8 feet.
At a previous QTH, I had a Mosley TA-33 tri-band yagi. But I couldn't put it on
this BX tower, since the boom length (I think it was 16 feet) exceeded the
10-foot allowable boom length in the tower ratings' specifications.
When I read this thread about a SteppIR was being put up on a BX tower, that
caught my eye, immediately. I've seen two - folded-over/destroyed BX towers in
this area, with antenna loads that exceeded Rohn's specs. Fortunately, neither
of them were mine.
LJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Zaimes, AA1K <jz73@verizon.net>
Sent: Aug 25, 2022 4:20 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Joining sections of aluminum mast
BX tower is rated for a maximum of 6 square feet of wind load, with a maximum
boom length of 10 feet. The Stepp IR 3 element exceeds that on both counts.
A mast running the length of the tower also adds to the wind load.
73/Jon
Jon P. Zaimes, AA1KTower climber for hireFelton, Delaware 302-632-2353 Reviews
of AA1K tower work on eham website: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/12922
(http://www.aa1k.us/Cell:) Hug your favorite tower every day, and always stay
connected to it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Fernando Gonzalez, EC1CT
To: TowerTalk
Sent: Thu, Aug 25, 2022 6:18 am
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Joining sections of aluminum mast
I agree with Bob. Having the rotator at the base would be great but if you
own a SteppIR (which it´s a fabulous antenna) a new whole installations
including a fold over base would be almost a must. 73s!
EC1CT _ KD0IGJ Fernando
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