"Charlie" wrote in
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Those trees have withstood every storm the past 30+ years.....

Any tower can be blown down no matter what ..just let mother nature
have her way.


Well, Charlie, those trees have withstood mother nature up til now.
Whether or not they are healthy, they now are supporting a 90 foot tower,
in addition to their own wind load. Things are different now.

As far as ANY tower can be blown down.... not really true for a properly
engineered and maintained structure.



Ed K7AAT

Ed wrote:
As far as ANY tower can be blown down.... not really true for a properly
engineered and maintained structure.

I saw on The National Geographic Channel yesterday where
all towers left standing will be blown down when our sun
explodes about five billion years from now. :-)
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Charlie,

It's very obvious a lot of hard work went into that project, this makes
it even harder to face criticism, but don't lose sight of the fact that
it's constructive (even though it's deteriorating rapidly.) There really
are numerous problems with your installation, and some will inevitably
lead to catastrophic failure and potential loss of life.

Be careful around that thing until you can fix it up. In the least,
install dedicated anchor points set in a sizeable concrete base, shorten
your top mast and get a thrust bearing up there. Put at least 1/3 of
your rotatable mast below the bearing.

This is by no means a complete list, but I think the majority of readers
will agree it's a good place to start.

Rob

Thanks for your tips Rob...

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Charlie
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"Rob" wrote in message
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Charlie,

It's very obvious a lot of hard work went into that project, this makes it
even harder to face criticism, but don't lose sight of the fact that it's
constructive (even though it's deteriorating rapidly.) There really are
numerous problems with your installation, and some will inevitably lead to
catastrophic failure and potential loss of life.

Be careful around that thing until you can fix it up. In the least,
install dedicated anchor points set in a sizeable concrete base, shorten
your top mast and get a thrust bearing up there. Put at least 1/3 of your
rotatable mast below the bearing.

This is by no means a complete list, but I think the majority of readers
will agree it's a good place to start.

Rob

Good point...guess I'll have enough time then for VUCC!!!

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Charlie
Ham Radio - AD5TH
www.ad5th.com
Deep South 2 Meter SSB Net
www.deepsouthnet.net





"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Ed wrote:
As far as ANY tower can be blown down.... not really true for a properly
engineered and maintained structure.

I saw on The National Geographic Channel yesterday where
all towers left standing will be blown down when our sun
explodes about five billion years from now. :-)
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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