We pretty much guy all of our 25G towers above 20'. Those crazy heights without guys do not really account for the amount of wind load that we generally put on them. I know they are wobbly as hell at 30' without guys.
On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Jason McKemie < j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > I had a customer that had 4 sections above the house, and it was a two > story house. Plus the antenna was on a pole a few feet above that. I was > not a fan of climbing that thing. > > On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:42 AM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> Yeah, screw that. One section above the last bracket at the most. >> >> *From:* Lewis Bergman <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2016 10:39 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] freestanding 25g max height >> >> Rohnnet is the place to look. they say : >> >> - 25G available as a *self-supporting tower* up to 40' >> >> But I wouldn't. try this: http://viewer.zmags.com/public >> ation/e4e69a39#/e4e69a39/172 >> >> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:35 AM That One Guy /sarcasm < >> thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I have it in my head that you cannot go more than 35 feet on 25g above >>> the last bracket. >>> >>> We have a customer at an American Tower site adding 20-30 foot of tower >>> to his existing 25g. currently he has 20' with a bracket at ten foot on his >>> shelter (actually its at about 9') >>> >>> at what height (minimal antenna load) does spec dictate he needs to guy >>> this thing? Im having a hard time with the spec sheets understanding. (this >>> is excluding whether he actually has AT permission or whether he has the >>> correct base for the additional height, I just dont want our guy hanging >>> gear higher than is safe(ish) >>> >>> -- >>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >>> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>> >> >
