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What should a rohn 25 properly guyed, 50ft tower with two meter/440
ground plane antennas be able to 'handle high wind wise'??
Watching the news/weagther, I feel some will 'bite the dust'.

I have a 200ft tall Rohn 25 that has handled 1/2 radial inch of ice. It
has also handled winds over 100 MPH several times.

It is properly guyed to Rohn specs. It is also 25G.

I see quite a few people who think they have 25G when they really have
Rohn 20.

Rohn 20 and 25 look the same and actually fit each other, except Rohn
20 is thinner wall and has fewer cross braces.

I used to be systems engineer for a company that had several dozens of
CATV antenna systems. We had dozens of sites with 50-100 feet of Rohn
25 loaded with a microwave link antenna and a few TV antennas. In every
single case of a tower failure, it was due to a guyline being installed
incorrectly. Either clamps on backwards, wrong style turnbuckle, or
other hardware problems were most common. When the guys were installed
correctly, the towers would last forever. I remember one that was
standing (stripped of antennas by a tornado) and the apartment building
next to it had no roof left!

73, Tom